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from the “Binary Merger Observations and Numerical Relativity” group

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A Hannover-Cardiff research team has developed a new, generic, compactness-based framework for distinguishing between signals from black hole mergers and those from exotic compact objects. more

Towards a deeper understanding of black hole origins

Research team studies the impact of remnant kicks on spin distributions of black holes from hierarchical mergers more

Binary black hole mergers: What causes the final kick?

Decoding the physics of asymmetric gravitational-wave radiation and its connection to black-hole kicks more

Large black hole recoils can help identify spin precession

Remnant kicks in signals from binary black holes improve measurements of spin precession in data from current gravitational-wave detectors more

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