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Time dilation effects at the center of a binary black hole system

Imagine two identical black holes in a circular orbit, and Alice is smack-dab in the middle of the system (at the barycenter). Bob is at infinity. Let's assume that Alice and Bob are stationary ...
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Time dilation, and curvature of space caused by two black holes of unequal masses

If you were to try to find the time dilation in a region of space near a black hole you would use the equation $$t_r=\sqrt{1-\frac{2GM}{rc^2}}$$ Would the time dilation from two black holes be this? ...
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