On the rate of black hole binary mergers in galactic nuclei due to dynamical hardening
We assess the contribution of dynamical hardening by direct three-body scattering interactions to the rate of stellar-mass black hole binary (BHB) mergers in galactic nuclei. We derive an analytic model for the single-binary encounter rate in a nucleus with spherical and disc components hosting a su...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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