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Black holes in globular clusters appear to be rare, or at least, mostly undiscovered. This quote, "In 2007, Maccarone made the first discovery of a black hole in a globular star cluster in the neighboring NGC4472 galaxy." from PHYSICISTS FIND BLACK HOLES IN GLOBULAR STAR CLUSTERS, UPSETTING 40 YEARS OF THEORY shows how recent the discovery of black holes in globular clusters actually is. I think only a few GCs are currently known to harbor black holes. And if you look at the image above, showing the location of the two BHs, you'll see that they are not actually in the center, but near it, which might be more of a reflection on statistics than an 'evolution of globular cluster' occurrence.
What struck me about the paper was that there appear to be many black holes in this one GC. As it stands now, there are only a few GC known to have black holes. And new to me was the idea that the black holes get ejected. If so, there should be renegade black holes flying through space.
What struck me about the paper was that there appear to be many black holes in this one GC. As it stands now, there are only a few GC known to have black holes. And new to me was the idea that the black holes get ejected. If so, there should be renegade black holes flying through space.
