Probing Stellar Dynamics in Galactic Nuclei

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dc.creatorMiller, M. Coleman
dc.creatorAlexander, Tal
dc.creatorAmaro-Seoane, Pau
dc.creatorBarth, Aaron J.
dc.creatorCutler, Curt
dc.creatorGair, Jonathan R.
dc.creatorHopman, Clovis
dc.creatorMerritt, David
dc.creatorPhinney, E. Sterl
dc.creatorRichstone, Douglas O.
dc.date2009-03-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:48:10Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:48:10Z
dc.descriptionElectromagnetic observations over the last 15 years have yielded a growing appreciation for the importance of supermassive black holes (SMBH) to the evolution of galaxies, and for the intricacies of dynamical interactions in our own Galactic center. Here we show that future low-frequency gravitational wave observations, alone or in combination with electromagnetic data, will open up unique windows to these processes. In particular, gravitational wave detections in the 10^{-5}-10^{-1} Hz range will yield SMBH masses and spins to unprecedented precision and will provide clues to the properties of the otherwise undetectable stellar remnants expected to populate the centers of galaxies. Such observations are therefore keys to understanding the interplay between SMBHs and their environments.
dc.description8 pages, Science white paper for the Astro2010 Decadal Survey
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0903.0285
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0903.0285
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/221960
dc.subjectAstrophysics of Galaxies
dc.subjectCosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
dc.titleProbing Stellar Dynamics in Galactic Nuclei
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