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Explore the diverse evolutionary pathways and ultimate destinies of stellar black hole systems in this 47-minute conference talk. Examine how recent gravitational wave detections, Gaia observations of dormant black holes in binary systems, microlensing discoveries of isolated black holes, and time-domain surveys of transient events are revolutionizing our understanding of the stellar mass black hole population. Investigate the complete lifecycle of stellar black holes, from their origins as massive star progenitors through core collapse and associated transients, to their afterlives as either dormant or accreting systems, and their potential finale as gravitational wave sources during mergers. Learn how these new observational capabilities are revealing black hole populations that complement the accreting systems traditionally studied through X-ray and radio surveys, and discover the theoretical and observational strategies being developed to address fundamental questions about stellar black hole evolution.
