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PIRSA:09020045

Measuring Black Hole Spin

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Narayan, R. (2009). Measuring Black Hole Spin. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/09020045

Ramesh Narayan Harvard University

Talk numberPIRSA:09020045
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

An astrophysical black hole is completely described with just two parameters: its mass and its dimensionless spin. A few dozen black holes have mass estimates, but until recently none had a reliable spin estimate. The first spins have now been measured for black holes in X-ray binaries.