Inspiral, merger, and ringdown for a pair of black holes, which allowed confirmation of Hawking’s area law. Data are from LIGO Hanford (red) and LIGO Livingston (blue). Selected for Viewpoint in Physics Magazine and for an Editors’ Suggestion.
From the article:
GW250114: Testing Hawking’s Area Law and the Kerr Nature of Black HolesA. G. Abac et al. (LIGO Scientific, Virgo, and KAGRA Collaborations)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 111403 (2025)
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