PIRSA:15060021 Conference

DOI10.48660/15060021

Conference/School: Convergence

Broderick, A. (2015). Photons from the Edge: Revealing Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/15060021

Broderick, Avery. Photons from the Edge: Revealing Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 23, 2015, https://pirsa.org/15060021 

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  doi = {10.48660/15060021},
  url = {https://pirsa.org/15060021},
  author = {Broderick, Avery},
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  language = {en},
  title = {Photons from the Edge: Revealing Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2015},
  month = {jun},
  note = {PIRSA:15060021 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
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Abstract

The Event Horizon Telescope, global array of millimetre telescopes, has now enabled studies of nearby supermassive black holes on sub-horizon length scales. This unprecedented access opens a window onto not only the high-energy astrophysics of black hole accretion and jet formation, but also the nature of gravity in the heretofore unexplored strongly non-linear regime near the black hole horizon. I will summarize the state of the Event Horizon Telescope, what results obtained over the past 7 years, and how a revolution in capability will produce precision tests of strong gravity over the next 2-3 years.

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