Encounters
Gravitational-Wave Astronomy ○𓆪｜encounter｜ENC｜20260912121615-02-•
The continuing development of gravitational wave astronomy is central to the exploration of BHs. In particular, we can reasonably expect that LIGO and LISA will provide us with intimate knowledge concerning the behavior of space-time under the most extreme conditions. Nevertheless, gravitational wave detectors are unlikely to provide us with direct information on the formation of relativistic jets, on strong-field relativistic MHD accretion flows, or on the origin of high-frequency QPOs or broadened Fe lines. Accreting BHs – whether they be stellar-mass, supermassive or intermediate mass – promise to provide detailed information on all of these topics and more. In short, accreting BHs show us uniquely how a BH interacts with its environment. In this section, we first sketch a scenario for the potential impact of BHBs on physics, and we then discuss a current frontier topic, namely, the measurement of BH spin.
Source: Remillard & McClintock 2006 ┃ X-Ray Properties… ⚬𓂃
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