Published November 2021 | Version v1
Journal article

The massive black hole candidate at the center of our galaxy and the test of gravity theory

Creators

  • 1. Daido University, College of General Education, Nagoya, Aichi (Japan)

Description

50% of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 was awarded to the discovery of the supermassive compact object (candidate of massive black hole) at the center of our galaxy, which was pioneered by American and European groups in the latter half of the 1990s. This article explains its impact on the test of General Relativity at a strong gravity regime. Concerning the General Relativity test, not only the American and European groups but also our Japanese group have been making contributions, using the world largest infra-red telescopes. Our research is also introduced. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from DOI: https://doi.org/10.11316/butsuri.76.11_705

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Japanese)
天の川銀河中心の巨大ブラックホール候補天体と重力理論の探査

Identifiers

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nippon Butsuri Gakkai-Shi (Online)
Journal Volume
76
Journal Issue
11
Series
雑誌名:日本物理学会誌
Journal Page Range
p. 705-713
ISSN
2423-8872

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Notes
24 refs., 6 figs.