Maximum Kick from Nonspinning Black-Hole Binary Inspiral
Work
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: When unequal-mass black holes merge, the final black hole receives a kick due to the asymmetric loss of linear momentum in the gravitational radiation emitted during the merger. The magnitude of this ... more
Source: Physical Review Letters
Institution Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Cites: 36
Cited by: 421
Related to: 10
FWCI: 27.47
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 99.99
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green