Simulation models interactions between three black holes

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Two black holes merge quickly in this simulation of a close encounter between three black holes (Courtesy of M Campanelli/L Carlos/Y Zlochower/H-P Bischof; background image: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage/STScI/AURA)

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[Dawg658Jr]

Aw, it made a heart! Lolz.

[Topecs]

The way that one so suddenly changed direction was amazing. Think of the G-Forces tearing on that!

[xhemexx]

Can you say A LOVE TRIANGLE LOL

[MaikBulme2000]

will they ever colide?

[ArunaArtemisia]

jafühl mich irgendwie allein..:( will einer mit mir schreiben hab auch bilder und so

[albedoshader]

And with black holes or massive objects it gets even a lot more complicated because the gravity effects have also to be taken into account and cannot be neglected.

This simulation might look like many other multibody simulations but you shouldn't forget that you need to do the calculations all taking general relativity into account.

[patrikbrynolfsson]

density minus size is NOT equal to mass. You cannot add or subtract different quantities. What is 1 yard - 1 ounce? Nonsense.

Mass =Volume *density is what I guess you're looking for.

[unurautare]

round and round they go..where they stop? nobody cares xD

[GHardingR]

erm...yeah

[sim5191]

D-S=M

(density-size=mass)

the density is huge,

the size (for a normal black hole) tiny.

so the mass is also large.