Two Black Holes Merging (view from above)
This is a physically accurate gravitational lensing visualization of the last few orbits of a binary black hole merger. The camera is above the orbital plane of the merger, looking down. The mass ratio is 3 to 1. The large black hole has a dimensionless spin of 0.7, whereas the small hole's dimensionless spin is 0.3, with both spins in arbitrary directions. See also the same merger as viewed from the side.
About the Video
- Date
- November 4, 2014
- ID
- black-holes-merging-1
- Type
- Education
- Credit
- (Produced by the SXSCollaboration)
