Merger of Black Holes in the Galactic Center
F. Elliott Koch, Bradley M. S. Hansen

TL;DR
This study uses three-body simulations to analyze the merger rates of intermediate mass black holes with the central black hole in the Galactic Center, revealing a high merger probability and dynamic orbital evolution.
Contribution
It provides new insights into the merger likelihood and orbital dynamics of intermediate mass black holes near the Galactic Center through detailed numerical simulations.
Findings
High merger probability of 95% between IBHs and the central black hole.
IBH-CBH mergers occur approximately every 11 million years.
Orbital eccentricities of IBHs are reset after interactions, affecting subsequent dynamics.
Abstract
We present the results of three body simulations focused on understanding the fates of intermediate mass black holes (IBH) that drift within the central 0.5 pc of the Galaxy. In particular, we modeled the interactions between pairs of black holes as they orbit a central blac k hole of mass . The simulations performed assume a Schwarzschild geometry and account for Chandrasekhar dynamical friction as well as acceleration resulting from energy lost due to gravitational radiation. We found the branching ratio for one of the orbiting IBHs to merge with the CBH was 0.95 and is independent of the inner IBH's initial eccentricity as well as the rate of sinking. This, coupled with an infall rate of yrs for an IBH to drift into the Galactic center, results in an IBH-CBH merger every Myrs. Lastly we found that the…
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