Olly Long

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Gravitational physicist working at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam, Germany. https://www.oliverlong.info/

A video of an interaction between two equal mass non-spinning black holes. The white lines show the black hole trajectories. The colours represent contours of constant gravitational wave energy flux emitted during the interaction. The simulation was generated using the Spectral Einstein Code (SpEC) and rendered using Paraview.

A GIF of a geodesic scattering orbit around a Schwarzschild black hole. The particle has initial velocity 0.2c and impact parameter 21M. The point of closest approach has a separation of 5M. The innermost stable circular orbit (ISCO) is shown in dashed black for reference.

Artist’s impression of the horizons and curvature of a binary black hole system. Generated using Paraview.