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List of fastest rotating black holes

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List of fastest rotating black holes
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Below is a list of fastest rotating black holes measured in the dimensionless rotational parameter a.

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Diagram showing how a black hole's structure changes as a approaches 1, as described by the Kerr metric.

Methodologies for spin measurements

Accreting black hole spins can be measured by observing the X-ray spectrum of the black hole and identifying spectral features caused by certain characteristics of the accretion disc. This can be used to determine the innermost stable circular orbit and hence the spin.[1][2] Another method measures the radiative efficiency of the accretion disc.[3]

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