PIRSA:09020045 Scientific Series Cosmology

DOI10.48660/09020045

Series: Cosmology and Gravitation

Narayan, R. (2009). Measuring Black Hole Spin. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/09020045

Narayan, Ramesh. Measuring Black Hole Spin. Perimeter Institute, Feb. 19, 2009, https://pirsa.org/09020045 

@misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:09020045,
  doi = {10.48660/09020045},
  url = {https://pirsa.org/09020045},
  author = {Narayan, Ramesh},
  keywords = {Cosmology},
  language = {en},
  title = {Measuring Black Hole Spin},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2009},
  month = {feb},
  note = {PIRSA:09020045 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
}

Abstract

An astrophysical black hole is completely described with just two parameters: its mass and its dimensionless spin. A few dozen black holes have mass estimates, but until recently none had a reliable spin estimate. The first spins have now been measured for black holes in X-ray binaries.

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