Spin-flip
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spin-flip-289-12515051
title:
Spin-flip
text:
A black hole spin-flip occurs when the spin axis of a rotating black hole undergoes a sudden change in orientation due to absorption of a second (smaller) black hole. Spin-flips are believed to be a consequence of galaxy mergers, when two supermassive black holes form a bound pair at the center of the merged galaxy and coalesce after emitting gravitational waves. Spin-flips are significant astrophysically since a number of physical processes are associated with black hole spins; for instance, je
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description:
Sudden change of spin axis caused by merging with another black hole
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-flip
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date modified:
2023-09-30T20:40:52Z
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