Central Parsec Problem

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The unsolved mystery of how supermassive black holes merge once they are within one parsec (a few light-years) of each other, as dynamical friction becomes ineffective.

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The unsolved mystery of how supermassive black holes merge once they are within one parsec (a few light-years) of each other, as dynamical friction becomes ineffective.