TAPIR Seminar
Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
Physics near Rapidly Spinning Black Holes
Samuel Gralla,
Asst Professor,
Dept of Physics,
University of Arizona,
When a black hole spins near the maximum rate, its near-horizon region gains additional emergent symmetries and can be thought of as a spacetime in its own right. I will discuss the dynamics of particles and fields in this region, the constraints imposed by symmetry, and observational consequences. In particular I will discuss a "smoking gun" gravitational-wave signal of a black hole with near-maximal spin.
PLEASE NOTE UNUSUAL VENUE: HAMEETMAN AUDITORIUM
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For more information, please contact JoAnn Boyd by phone at 4280 or by email at [email protected].
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