Physical Society Colloquium

Black Hole Physics at the Horizon Scale

Feryal Özel

Department of Astronomy
University of Arizona

Recent observational advances with the Event Horizon Telescope, GRAVITY, and LIGO/VIRGO have opened up new avenues for studying black hole physics at horizon scales. In this talk, I will discuss what we have learned about the spacetimes of astrophysical black holes and how strong-field gravity is imprinted on their images. I will also present how the observations help us model and understand the heating and acceleration of plasmas on horizon scales.

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ckQIoCPxhc