Rare second-generation black holes and new evidence for Einstein's century-old physics are revealed by two black hole collisions
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| Rare second-generation black holes are revealed by gravitational-wave signals, which validate Einstein's predictions |
Two black hole collisions that physicists have discovered are probably the product of two "second-generation" black holes, which are offspring of previous mergers. These new discoveries show that one black hole in each pair is revolving very quickly and is far more massive than its partner, which is a clear sign of space-time vibrations. These characteristics all point to a violent forebear. This finding gives a fresh perspective on how the robots of immensity develop in densely populated star clusters and has reinforced Einstein's predictions regarding the activities and spin of black holes.
Rare back-to-back black hole mergers reveal unusual spins, proving Einstein correct once again
A study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters claims that scientists monitored two consecutive mergers that were captured by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA detectors about a month apart. The first, GW241011, featured black holes located about 700 million light-years away that were six to twenty times the mass of the sun. The second, GW241110, revealed black holes 2.4 billion light-years away that were eight and seventeen times the mass of the sun.According to co-lead author B.P. Gaensler of the University of Toronto, "the larger black holes spin remarkably quickly and even in opposing directions, a behavior not seen in hundreds of previous pieces of observations." These indicators suggest that they originated in cosmic environments with a high population density, where black holes constantly collide with one another. Since Einstein's theory of revolving black holes also contained faint "hum-like" notes in the gravitational waves, the researchers also pointed out that these discoveries were quite compatible with it.
Such cosmic experiences, according to experts, might allow for the observation of black hole formation in jammed star clusters and give the world new information about the universe's most severe phenomena that distort space-time.
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