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A Self-Consistent Study of Triaxial Black-Hole Nuclei
M. Y. Poon, D. Merritt
We construct models of triaxial galactic nuclei containing central black holes using the method of orbital superposition, then verify their stability by advancing N-body realizatio…
Long Term Evolution of Massive Black Hole Binaries
Milos Milosavljevic, David Merritt
The long-term evolution of massive black hole binaries at the centers of galaxies is studied in a variety of physical regimes, with the aim of resolving the ``final parsec problem,…
The Final Parsec Problem
Milos Milosavljevic, David Merritt
The coalescence of massive black hole binaries is one of the main sources of low-frequency gravitational radiation that can be detected by LISA. When two galaxies containing massiv…
Difficulties with Recovering The Masses of Supermassive Black Holes from Stellar Kinematical Data
Monica Valluri, David Merritt, Eric Emsellem
We investigate the ability of three-integral, axisymmetric, orbit-based modeling algorithms to recover the parameters defining the gravitational potential (M/L ratio and black hole…
Tracing Black Hole Mergers Through Radio Lobe Morphology
David Merritt, R. D. Ekers
Binary supermassive black holes are produced by galactic mergers as the black holes from the two galaxies fall to the center of the merged system and form a bound pair. The two bla…
Supermassive Black Holes
Laura Ferrarese, David Merritt
After a brief historical introduction, we summarize current efforts and accomplishments in the study of supermassive black holes.