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The Quiet Overtones of a Black Hole Are Now Heard Louder ⚡ экспресс

Original: "Ringdown Analysis of GW250114 with Orthonormal Modes"
arXiv:2605.03576 · 2026-05-05 · CC BY · ⏱ 1 min · General Relativity
A new analysis method helped detect the faint 'ringing' in the loudest gravitational wave event.
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The loudest 'ringing' of a black hole caught by detectors concealed a barely audible overtone. It was teased out thanks to a new method — and now we are confident that the black hole rings exactly as Einstein predicted.

🎯 Every black hole rings with a unique set of frequencies, like a fingerprint, from which you can precisely determine its mass and spin.

Scientists
Christian DopplerD. B. McLaughlinDidier QuelozMichel MayorR. A. RossiterStephen Hawking
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gravitational waves black hole spectroscopy spacetime curvature
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Doppler effectHawking radiationgravitational lensingBekenstein-Hawking entropyEinstein field equationsMaxwell's equations
Original: arXiv:2605.03576 · CC BY · bridge42worlds