Black Hole Ringdown: The Importance of Overtones

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Matthew Giesler · California Institute of Technology

M. Isi · California Institute of Technology

Mark Scheel · California Institute of Technology

Saul A. Teukolsky · California Institute of Technology

Abstract

Overtones in the gravitational ringdown following a merger of two black holes can provide a precise estimate of the final black hole mass and spin as well as test the famed no-hair theorem using current detectors.

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Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

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Published in: Physical Review X

Volume 9, Issue 4

DOI: 10.1103/physrevx.9.041060

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 16.39

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