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Evolution of multiple black hole nuclei in merged galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Mauri Valtonen ,
Seppo Mikkola  and
Pekka Heinämäki
Mauri Valtonen
Affiliation:
Tuorla Observatory and Physics Department, University of Turku, 21500 Piikkiö, Finland
Seppo Mikkola
Affiliation:
Tuorla Observatory and Physics Department, University of Turku, 21500 Piikkiö, Finland
Pekka Heinämäki
Affiliation:
Tuorla Observatory and Physics Department, University of Turku, 21500 Piikkiö, Finland

Abstract

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The evolution of three and four black hole clusters which arise in mergers of small galaxy groups have been simulated. Typically, the chaotic dynamics of these multiple black hole systems leads to a decay via the slingshot process. Orbits of 100,000 initial configurations have been calculated and the final configurations have been classified in seven different categories. Examples of the orbits in each category are illustrated.

Type
Part 3. Numerical Simulations
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 174: Small Galaxy Groups , 2000 , pp. 310 - 313
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2000

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