Merging black holes with Cauchy-characteristic matching: Computation of late-time tails

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Autori principali: Ma, Sizheng, Scheel, Mark A., Moxon, Jordan, Nelli, Kyle C., Deppe, Nils, Kidder, Lawrence E., Throwe, William, Vu, Nils L.
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author Ma, Sizheng
Scheel, Mark A.
Moxon, Jordan
Nelli, Kyle C.
Deppe, Nils
Kidder, Lawrence E.
Throwe, William
Vu, Nils L.
author_facet Ma, Sizheng
Scheel, Mark A.
Moxon, Jordan
Nelli, Kyle C.
Deppe, Nils
Kidder, Lawrence E.
Throwe, William
Vu, Nils L.
contents Cauchy-characteristic matching (CCM) is a numerical-relativity technique that solves Einstein's equations on an effectively infinite computational domain, thereby eliminating systematic errors associated with artificial boundary conditions. Whether CCM can robustly handle fully nonlinear, dynamical spacetimes, such as binary black hole (BBH) mergers, has remained an open question. In this work, we provide a positive answer by presenting nine successful CCM simulations of BBHs; and demonstrate a key application of this method: computing late-time tails. Our results pave the path for systematic studies of late-time tails in BBH systems, and for producing highly accurate waveforms essential to next-generation gravitational-wave detectors.
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spellingShingle Merging black holes with Cauchy-characteristic matching: Computation of late-time tails
Ma, Sizheng
Scheel, Mark A.
Moxon, Jordan
Nelli, Kyle C.
Deppe, Nils
Kidder, Lawrence E.
Throwe, William
Vu, Nils L.
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Theory
Cauchy-characteristic matching (CCM) is a numerical-relativity technique that solves Einstein's equations on an effectively infinite computational domain, thereby eliminating systematic errors associated with artificial boundary conditions. Whether CCM can robustly handle fully nonlinear, dynamical spacetimes, such as binary black hole (BBH) mergers, has remained an open question. In this work, we provide a positive answer by presenting nine successful CCM simulations of BBHs; and demonstrate a key application of this method: computing late-time tails. Our results pave the path for systematic studies of late-time tails in BBH systems, and for producing highly accurate waveforms essential to next-generation gravitational-wave detectors.
title Merging black holes with Cauchy-characteristic matching: Computation of late-time tails
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.06906