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spin-flip
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thumb|Schematic diagram of a black hole spin-flip.
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It sits within the topics Black holes, Radio galaxies and Supermassive black holes.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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5 sectionsContents
- Physics of spin-flips
- Connection with radio galaxies
- See also
- References
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thumb|Schematic diagram of a black hole spin-flip.
A black hole spin-flip occurs when the spin axis of a rotating black hole undergoes a sudden change in orientation due to absorption of a second (smaller) black hole. Spin-flips are believed to be a consequence of galaxy mergers, when two supermassive black holes form a bound pair at the center of the merged galaxy and coalesce after emitting gravitational waves. Spin-flips are significant astrophysically since a number of physical processes are associated with black hole spins; for instance, jets in active galaxies are believed to be launched parallel to the spin axes of supermassive black holes. A change in the rotation axis of a black hole due to a spin-flip would therefore result in a change in the direction of the jet.
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