Simulation of a merging binary black-hole system (IMAGE)

Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS)

Simulation of a merging binary black-hole system

Caption

Ripples in the spacetime around a merging binary black-hole system from a numerical relativity simulation.

Credit

Image credit: Deborah Ferguson, Karan Jani, Deirdre Shoemaker, Pablo Laguna, Georgia Tech, MAYA Collaboration

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