Summary of sessions B1/B2 and B2: relativistic astrophysics and numerical relativity

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/25/11/114019zbMATH Open1144.85301arXiv0711.2170OpenAlexW2143322978MaRDI QIDQ3514941FDOQ3514941

Authors: C. Gundlach 

Publication date: 23 July 2008

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The numerical relativity session at GR18 was dominated by physics results on binary black hole mergers. Several groups can now simulate these from a time when the post-Newtonian equations of motion are still applicable, through several orbits and the merger to the ringdown phase, obtaining plausible gravitational waves at infinity, and showing some evidence of convergence with resolution. The results of different groups roughly agree. This new-won confidence has been used by these groups to begin mapping out the (finite-dimensional) initial data space of the problem, with a particular focus on the effect of black hole spins, and the acceleration by gravitational wave recoil to hundreds of km/s of the final merged black hole. Other work was presented on a variety of topics, such as evolutions with matter, extreme mass ratio inspirals, and technical issues such as gauge choices.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.2170

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General questions in astronomy and astrophysics (85A04) Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08)

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