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Black Holes: #7 In the Middle

December 4, 2019by Mekhi Dhesi Leave a comment

A short post discussing the possible existence of intermediate mass black holes and why we want to find them.

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Astrophysics, Physics, Science, Space

Black Holes: #6 Ancient Relics

November 27, 2019by Mekhi Dhesi 3 Comments

A post exploring the possible consequences of Primordial Black Holes, ancient types of Black Holes born not out of the collapse of stars, but out of the Big Bang itself.

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Astrophysics, Physics, Science

Inspirational Systems

March 12, 2019by Mekhi Dhesi 2 Comments

A post explaining the research area of my new PhD – gravitational wave emission from binary sources, their detection and the key insights they provide into the nature of gravity.

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Astrophysics, Mathematics, Physics, Science

Black Holes: #5 Fuzzballs

February 5, 2019by Mekhi Dhesi 4 Comments

A post explaining the fuzzball, believed by string theorists to be the true quantum description of a black hole. The theory seeks to resolve the famous information paradox and eliminate the existence of troublesome singularities at the centre of black holes.

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Astrophysics, Mathematics, Physics, Science

Black Holes: #3 The Second Horizon

June 1, 2018by Mekhi Dhesi 9 Comments

A continuation in the series on Black Holes, examining the inner horizon known as the Cauchy Horizon and its implications on space and time.

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Physics, Science

Black Holes: #1 Falling In

November 24, 2016by Mekhi Dhesi 57 Comments

Ever wondered what would happen if you had the nasty fate of falling into a black hole or what you would see happen if you were at a safe distance watching your friend fall in? Well read on and find out…

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Astrophysics, Physics, Science

A descent into chaos

November 21, 2016by Joe 57 Comments

Entropy is the level of disorder – but that definition can lead to some misleading ideas. Sometimes it is easier to think of it as being the tendency for things to wander over time. I hate to use this phrase, but it is a tendency towards randomness.

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Physics, Science

I’d rather be late to the party, than not arrive at all

February 14, 2016by Joe 6 Comments

Happy Sunday my friends. Over the last week the science community has been buzzing. In many many ways this is great… I love it when the front page of newspapers are […]

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Physics, Science

When a great man speaks

February 7, 2016by Joe 6 Comments

This post is to serve as a recommendation to anyone who might not have yet caught the Reith Lectures for 2016 – because they are well worth it. I was […]

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Physics, Science

Warmth in the darkest of places

January 10, 2016by Joe 29 Comments

Black holes have been a source of fascination for physicists and science generalists for years. There is no way to actually observe what happens in a black hole, due to […]

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Physics, Science

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