Black holes - what are they really? There are several lines of evidence that black holes exist in our universe that have been building over the last 100 years. The evidence stems from direct observations of so-called super-massive black holes as well as tracking objects near other black hole candidates observationally that reveal much of their influence on their environments. Furthermore, much of this evidence supports our understanding of what these fascinating objects are fundamentally and how our theoretical framework describes them. Join Dr. Dunn as he explores the evidence and discusses the properties and implications of the existence of black holes.
About Dr. Jay Dunn
Dr. Dunn is a Professor of Astronomy and Physics on the Dunwoody campus of Georgia State University – Perimeter College. He has a 15+ year track record of working with undergraduate students as a research mentor. He and his team focus their research on the study of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), which are super-massive black holes that are actively accreting material. They primarily analyze spectra obtained from either the Hubble Space Telescope on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and focus their attention on outflowing material in the vicinity of the black hole in the nucleus of other galaxies.
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