Wednesday, August 13, 2025

The Vibrational Lives of Black Holes

This image shows a black hole and Stokes curves, which are used to understand the complex vibes coming for perturbed black holes. Image Credit: Kyoto University / Taiga Miyachi

When black holes are disrupted by things like infalling matter or gravitational waves, they vibrate like a bell struck with a clapper. The vibrations decay over time as the black hole returns to an equilibrium state. Astrophysicists can measure these vibrations to learn more about the black hole.



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