Rotational Brownian motion (astronomy) supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies. Perturbations from passing stars can alter the orbital plane of such a binary, which in turn alters the direction of the spin axis of the single black hole that forms when the two coalesce. Rotational Brownian motion is often observed in N-body simulations of galaxies containing binary black holes. The massive binary sinks to the center of the galaxy via dynamical friction where it interacts with passing stars. The same gravitational perturbations that induce a random walk in the orientation of the binary, also cause the binary to shrink, via the gravitational
Brownian Motion Ultimate squared off against defending champions Colorado. Colorado, led by 2004 Callahan Award winner Josh "Richter" Ackley and sophomore Beau Kittredge, had had a more successful spring season than Brown, but the two teams had not yet faced each other. The night before the game, Brown's Josh Ziperstein was announced the 2005 Callahan Award winner, leading to a rare occurrence of two Callahan Award winners playing against each other in the finals. Brown defeated Colorado 15-14 in a game that featured incredible plays by both Brown and Colorado. 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1996 Brownian Motion Ultimate Brownian