Dynamics of supermassive black holes in centers of galaxies
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics
Abstract
Supermassive black holes are believed to reside in the central regions of galaxies. Galactic mergers naturally lead to the production of the binary black hole systems, which serve as powerful sources of gravitational waves in the Universe. The goal of the project would be to explore the interaction of the supermassive black hole binaries with their stellar surroundings, and to tie our understanding of this interaction to other manifestations of activity in galactic nuclei. In particular, the parallels with the tidal disruptions of stars by single black holes will be explored and the observational consequences of the strong stellar scattering by the binary black holes will be studied.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Roman Rafikov (Primary Supervisor) | |
Chris Hamilton (Student) |
Publications
Hamilton C
(2019)
Compact Object Binary Mergers Driven By Cluster Tides: A New Channel for LIGO/Virgo Gravitational-wave Events
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hamilton C
(2019)
Secular dynamics of binaries in stellar clusters - I. General formulation and dependence on cluster potential
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hamilton C
(2018)
Revisiting relaxation in globular clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hamilton C
(2021)
Secular Dynamics of Binaries in Stellar Clusters
Hamilton C
(2019)
Secular dynamics of binaries in stellar clusters - II. Dynamical evolution
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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ST/R504658/1 | 01/10/2017 | 30/09/2021 | |||
1936363 | Studentship | ST/R504658/1 | 01/10/2017 | 31/07/2021 | Chris Hamilton |