According to Vijay Varma, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, the primary objective of gravitational wave astrophysics is to know and identify binary black holes spin.

By calculating the spin velocities and masses of binary black hole systems in which two super-compact astronomical objects orbit each other, using gravitational waves emitted as the objects merge, scientists can gain insight into deeper topics in astrophysics, …

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