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Description
We are currently witnessing an unprecedented era in the exploration of stellar-mass black holes (BHs), as they can now be detected through a multitude of observational techniques. These methods range from the identification of X-ray quiet BHs through precise monitoring of a companion star's motion,examination of accreting BHs in X-ray binaries that emit energy across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, to the observation of binary BH merger events with the current network of gravitational-wave detectors. In my short talk, I will discuss how these diverse classes of objects hosting BHs are interconnected within the theoretical framework of massive star and binary evolution. We will pose the intriguing question: Are the BHs observed through electromagnetic wave-based methods and the BHs detected in gravitational waves the same BHs?
