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M87 General Relativity Test

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2019

Dimitrios Psaltis10 April 2019

Science / Astrophysics

Contributes tests comparing the M87 black hole shadow with predictions of general relativity using Event Horizon Telescope data.

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Dimitrios Psaltis

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