The final parsec problem is a mystery that is yet to be answered by cosmology. On paper, supermassive black holes shouldn't merge. Could it be dark matter? 🟣 Guest: Dr. Gonzalo Alonso Álvarez📜 Self-Interacting Dark Matter Solves the Final Parsec Problem of Supermassive Black Hole Mergershttps://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.021401🦄 Support us on Patreon:https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro02:33 Final parsec problem10:46 Proposed solution21:55 Dark matter26:46 What if it's wrong37:10 Current obsessions39:09 Final thoughts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/zAyoAtUUtug📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASER[email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)