Enhanced Black Hole Mergers in Active Galactic Nucleus Disks due to Precession-induced Resonances

Recent studies have shown that active galactic nucleus (AGN) disks can host sources of gravitational waves. Compact binaries can form and merge in AGN disks through their interactions with the gas and other compact objects in the disk. It is also possible for the binaries to shorten the merging time...

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Main Authors: Hareesh Gautham Bhaskar, Gongjie Li, Douglas Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acda8f