Ask HN: Mass Loss in Black Hole Merger? How Does That Work?

By AnimalMuppet · 2026-07-30 · 3 points · 0 comments

Let's say we have two black holes, one 20 solar masses and the other 50 solar masses, and they get close enough and merge. In the process, they convert a solar mass or two into gravitational waves, which radiate off into the distance. Let me restate that, to emphasize what I thi…

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