Nonlinear Effects In Black Hole Ringdown From Scattering Experiments I: spin and initial data dependence of quadratic mode coupling

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Main Authors: Zhu, Hengrui, Ripley, Justin L., Pretorius, Frans, Ma, Sizheng, Mitman, Keefe, Owen, Robert, Boyle, Michael, Chen, Yitian, Deppe, Nils, Kidder, Lawrence E., Moxon, Jordan, Nelli, Kyle C., Pfeiffer, Harald P., Scheel, Mark A., Throwe, William, Vu, Nils L.
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author Zhu, Hengrui
Ripley, Justin L.
Pretorius, Frans
Ma, Sizheng
Mitman, Keefe
Owen, Robert
Boyle, Michael
Chen, Yitian
Deppe, Nils
Kidder, Lawrence E.
Moxon, Jordan
Nelli, Kyle C.
Pfeiffer, Harald P.
Scheel, Mark A.
Throwe, William
Vu, Nils L.
author_facet Zhu, Hengrui
Ripley, Justin L.
Pretorius, Frans
Ma, Sizheng
Mitman, Keefe
Owen, Robert
Boyle, Michael
Chen, Yitian
Deppe, Nils
Kidder, Lawrence E.
Moxon, Jordan
Nelli, Kyle C.
Pfeiffer, Harald P.
Scheel, Mark A.
Throwe, William
Vu, Nils L.
contents We investigate quadratic quasinormal mode coupling in black hole spacetime through numerical simulations of single perturbed black holes using both numerical relativity and second-order black hole perturbation theory. Focusing on the dominant $\ell=|m|=2$ quadrupolar modes, we find good agreement (within $\sim10\%$) between these approaches, with discrepancies attributed to truncation error and uncertainties from mode fitting. Our results align with earlier studies extracting the coupling coefficients from select binary black hole merger simulations, showing consistency for the same remnant spins. Notably, the coupling coefficient is insensitive to a diverse range of initial data, including configurations that led to a significant (up to $5\%$) increase in the remnant black hole mass. These findings present opportunities for testing the nonlinear dynamics of general relativity with ground-based gravitational wave observatories. Lastly, we provide evidence of a bifurcation in coupling coefficients between counter-rotating and co-rotating quasinormal modes as black hole spin increases.
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spellingShingle Nonlinear Effects In Black Hole Ringdown From Scattering Experiments I: spin and initial data dependence of quadratic mode coupling
Zhu, Hengrui
Ripley, Justin L.
Pretorius, Frans
Ma, Sizheng
Mitman, Keefe
Owen, Robert
Boyle, Michael
Chen, Yitian
Deppe, Nils
Kidder, Lawrence E.
Moxon, Jordan
Nelli, Kyle C.
Pfeiffer, Harald P.
Scheel, Mark A.
Throwe, William
Vu, Nils L.
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
We investigate quadratic quasinormal mode coupling in black hole spacetime through numerical simulations of single perturbed black holes using both numerical relativity and second-order black hole perturbation theory. Focusing on the dominant $\ell=|m|=2$ quadrupolar modes, we find good agreement (within $\sim10\%$) between these approaches, with discrepancies attributed to truncation error and uncertainties from mode fitting. Our results align with earlier studies extracting the coupling coefficients from select binary black hole merger simulations, showing consistency for the same remnant spins. Notably, the coupling coefficient is insensitive to a diverse range of initial data, including configurations that led to a significant (up to $5\%$) increase in the remnant black hole mass. These findings present opportunities for testing the nonlinear dynamics of general relativity with ground-based gravitational wave observatories. Lastly, we provide evidence of a bifurcation in coupling coefficients between counter-rotating and co-rotating quasinormal modes as black hole spin increases.
title Nonlinear Effects In Black Hole Ringdown From Scattering Experiments I: spin and initial data dependence of quadratic mode coupling
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.00805