RIT Density Contours (IMAGE)

Rochester Institute of Technology

RIT Density Contours

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Two supermassive black holes at the center of a large gas disk are on a collision course in a time sequence simulated by RIT scientists. An alternating flow of gas fills and depletes mini disks feeding the black holes, shown above. Characteristic light signals emitted in the gas could mark the location of the invisible masses. (Note: The dot at the center of the image is not part of the simulation.)

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RIT Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation

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