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Thermodynamics of rotating black hole clusters
Andrei Gruzinov, Yuri Levin ,Jiarong Zhu
We describe secular equilibria of stellar clusters near supermassive black holes using statistical physics. This is a powerful method that allows for new insights into the distribution of stellar mass black holes in galactic nuclei. We discuss phase transitions, black hole discs, and very eccentric orbits.
Thermodynamics of rotating black hole clusters
Andrei Gruzinov, Yuri Levin ,Jiarong Zhu
We describe secular equilibria of stellar clusters near supermassive black holes using statistical physics. This is a powerful method that allows for new insights into the distribution of stellar mass black holes in galactic nuclei. We discuss phase transitions, black hole discs, and very eccentric orbits.










