GJC: Konstantinos Kritos "Merging black holes in star clusters"

Europe/Rome
Sala Lauree (Marconi)

Sala Lauree

Marconi

Description

Recent observations of gravitational waves from merging binary black holes have sparked interest in understanding how these binaries form. The reliable identification of stellar-mass black hole candidates in globular clusters indicates that these remnants can be retained in dense stellar environments, potentially leading to a significant population of  dynamically formed binary black holes with unique characteristics. In this presentation, I will introduce Rapster, a rapid simulation code designed to model the evolution of star clusters and the dynamic formation of merging black holes. I will discuss the properties of these dynamically merging binaries and highlight the signatures of their formation, such as orbital  eccentricity and repeated merging leading to the assembly of intermediate-mass black holes.

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