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[Interview] Black Holes Spin. Now, How Can We Measure That?
34 minutes Posted Dec 4, 2023 at 7:00 pm.
Intro
Black Holes' mass
Jets from Quasars
Being near a black hole
Measuring the Sgr A
Spinning black holes
Orientation of Sag A
Energy of black holes
Final thoughts
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Black holes are defined by only three parameters: mass, charge and spin. We know that black holes spin. But how can we measure that? What tools and methods are at our disposal? Answering these questions with Dr Ruth Daly, Professor of Physics at Penn State University.
📃 New Black Hole Spin Values for Sagittarius A* Obtained with the Outflow Method
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.12108
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