Binary black holes
These images are the result of the numerical simulation of two inspiralling black holes that merge to form a new black hole. They show the apparent horizons and the gravitational waves produced. Shown are the real and imaginary parts of the curvature scalar Psi4.
Credits
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
Note: Publication of these images requires proper credits and written permission. Please contact aei_zib_images@aei.mpg.de in advance of publication.
![Fig. 1](/405327/original-1593812750.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTMyN30%3D--07ef8b5565e9febc59ae4c4610e9c6b24cb68d07)
Fig. 1
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
![Fig. 2](/405347/original-1593812751.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTM0N30%3D--62a75672b75fec36708b2a90ccf3d31e5d20e3f9)
Fig. 2
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
![Fig. 3](/405367/original-1593812751.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTM2N30%3D--638e3620db467d8cb76186db293e0f7c94c9f21a)
Fig. 3
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
![Fig. 4](/405387/original-1593812751.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTM4N30%3D--64972252d461c39750d7fde853afc3bb330f83c3)
Fig. 4
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
![Fig. 5](/405407/original-1593812752.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTQwN30%3D--0bb3c0340ab69f84f923d43274f00d8d3de8a9ed)
Fig. 5
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
![Fig. 6](/405427/original-1593812752.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTQyN30%3D--3b9fdcec46d5cf5f721a090ef1608e34579c189d)
Fig. 6
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
![Fig. 7](/405447/original-1593812753.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTQ0N30%3D--52277b4953f23534a482520332ebec1674b93fd8)
Fig. 7
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
![Fig. 8](/405467/original-1593812753.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTQ2N30%3D--0da398f36caf86ac145213ca3360ef94c21cc13b)
Fig. 8
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
![Fig. 9](/405507/original-1593812754.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTUwN30%3D--58273e28fdfd37273e9b781645b75b88927ff43a)
Fig. 9
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
![Fig. 10](/405527/original-1593812755.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTUyN30%3D--4980ed1e83d8835dbcceaf2ea8ae53295f6e4483)
Fig. 10
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
![Fig. 11](/405547/original-1593812755.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTU0N30%3D--feea7d7c86703b8e0bd6c760b70253d80a0e78fe)
Fig. 11
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)
![Fig. 12](/405567/original-1593812755.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQwNTU2N30%3D--8f68e6b70c8f255f4f1d104c80ca56c8dcfc84a2)
Fig. 12
© C. Reisswig (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Rezzolla (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt), M. Koppitz (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics & Zuse Institute Berlin)