Massive Binary Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei and Their Path to Coalescence

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作者：
Monica Colpi
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[1] University of Milano Bicocca,Department of Physics G. Occhialini
[2] Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)—Milano Bicocca,undefined
来源：
Space Science Reviews | 2014年 / 183卷
关键词：
Black hole physics; Dynamics; Galaxy mergers; Black hole binaries;
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摘要：
Massive binary black holes (105 M⊙–109 M⊙) form at the centre of galaxies that experience a merger episode. They are expected to coalesce into a larger black hole, following the emission of gravitational waves. Coalescing massive binary black holes are among the loudest sources of gravitational waves in the Universe, and the detection of these events is at the frontier of contemporary astrophysics. Understanding the black hole binary formation path and dynamics in galaxy’s mergers is therefore mandatory. A key question poses: during a merger, will the black holes descend over time on closer orbits, form a Keplerian binary and coalesce shortly after? Here we review progress discussing the fate of black holes in different environments: from major mergers of collisionless galaxies to major and minor mergers of gas-rich disc galaxies, from smooth and clumpy circum-nuclear discs to circum-binary discs present on the smallest scales inside galactic nuclei.
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