Momentum flow in black-hole binaries. II. Numerical simulations of equal-mass, head-on mergers with antiparallel spins

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Lovelace, Geoffrey ^a   Chen, Yanbei ^b   Cohen, Michael ^b   Kaplan, Jeffrey D ^b   Keppel, Drew ^b   Matthews, Keith D ^b   Nichols, David A ^b   Scheel, Mark A ^b   Sperhake, Ulrich ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650975261     PISSN: 15507998     EISSN: 15502368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.82.064031     Document Type: Article

References (103)

1. F. Pretorius, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 121101 (2005). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.121101 (Pubitemid 41505639)
2. M. Campanelli, C.O. Lousto, P. Marronetti, and Y. Zlochower, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 111101 (2006). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.111101
3. J.G. Baker, J. Centrella, D.-I. Choi, M. Koppitz, and J. van Meter, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 111102 (2006). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.111102
4. M.A. Scheel, M. Boyle, T. Chu, L.E. Kidder, K.D. Matthews, and H.P. Pfeiffer, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 79, 024003 (2009). 10.1103/PhysRevD.79. 024003
5. D. Keppel, D.A. Nichols, Y. Chen, and K.S. Thorne, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 80, 124015 (2009). 10.1103/PhysRevD.80.124015
6. B. Krishnan, C.O. Lousto, and Y. Zlochower, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 76, 081501(R) (2007). 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.081501
7. L.B. Szabados, Living Rev. Relativity 1433-8351 12, 4 (2009), http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2009-4 (cited on July 4, 2009).
8. C.O. Lousto and Y. Zlochower, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 79, 064018 (2009). 10.1103/PhysRevD.79.064018
9. C.O. Lousto and Y. Zlochower, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 77, 044028 (2008). 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.044028
10. M. Boylan-Kolchin, C.-P. Ma, and E. Quataert, Astrophys. J. ASJOAB 0004-637X 613, L37 (2004). 10.1086/425073 (Pubitemid 39453659)
11. A. Gualandris and D. Merritt, Astrophys. J. ASJOAB 0004-637X 678, 780 (2008). 10.1086/586877
12. S. Komossa and D. Merritt, Astrophys. J. Lett. 689, L89 (2008). AJLEEY 0004-637X 10.1086/595883
13. P. Madau, M.J. Rees, M. Volonteri, F. Haardt, and S.P. Oh, Astrophys. J. 604, 484 (2004). ASJOAB 0004-637X 10.1086/381935 (Pubitemid 38726775)
14. Z. Haiman, Astrophys. J. ASJOAB 0004-637X 613, 36 (2004). 10.1086/422910 (Pubitemid 39453674)
15. P. Madau and E. Quataert, Astrophys. J. 606, L17 (2004). ASJOAB 0004-637X 10.1086/421017 (Pubitemid 38706007)
16. D. Merritt, M. Milosavljevic, M. Favata, S.A. Hughes, and D.E. Holz, Astrophys. J. 607, L9 (2004). ASJOAB 0004-637X 10.1086/421551 (Pubitemid 38830165)
17. M. Volonteri, Astrophys. J. Lett. AJLEEY 0004-637X 663, L5 (2007). 10.1086/519525
18. L. Blecha and A. Loeb, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. MNRAA4 0035-8711 390, 1311 (2008).
19. A. Loeb, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 041103 (2007). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.041103 (Pubitemid 47173770)
20. S. Komossa, H. Zhou, and H. Lu, Astrophys. J. ASJOAB 0004-637X 678, L81 (2008). 10.1086/588656
21. K. Menou, Z. Haiman, and B. Kocsis, New Astron. Rev. 51, 884 (2008). NAREF9 1387-6473 10.1016/j.newar.2008.03.020
22. M.J. Fitchett, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. MNRAA4 0035-8711 203, 1049 (1983).
23. M. Favata, S.A. Hughes, and D.E. Holz, Astrophys. J. 607, L5 (2004). ASJOAB 0004-637X 10.1086/421552 (Pubitemid 38830164)
24. L. Blanchet, M.S.S. Qusailah, and C.M. Will, Astrophys. J. 635, 508 (2005). ASJOAB 0004-637X 10.1086/497332 (Pubitemid 43083026)
25. T. Damour and A. Gopakumar, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 73, 124006 (2006). 10.1103/PhysRevD.73.124006
26. J.G. Baker, J. Centrella, D.-I. Choi, M. Koppitz, J.R. van Meter, and M.C. Miller, Astrophys. J. 653, L93 (2006). ASJOAB 0004-637X 10.1086/510448
27. J.A. Gonzalez, U. Sperhake, B. Brügmann, M. Hannam, and S. Husa, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 091101 (2007). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98. 091101 (Pubitemid 46353832)
28. F. Herrmann, I. Hinder, D. Shoemaker, P. Laguna, and R.A. Matzner, Astrophys. J. 661, 430 (2007). ASJOAB 0004-637X 10.1086/513603
29. M. Koppitz, D. Pollney, C. Reisswig, L. Rezzolla, J. Thornburg, P. Diener, and E. Schnetter, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 041102 (2007). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.041102 (Pubitemid 47173771)
30. M. Campanelli, C.O. Lousto, Y. Zlochower, and D. Merritt, Astrophys. J. Lett. 659, L5 (2007). AJLEEY 0004-637X 10.1086/516712
31. W. Tichy and P. Marronetti, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 76, 061502(R) (2007). 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.061502
32. J.A. Gonzalez, M.D. Hannam, U. Sperhake, B. Brügmann, and S. Husa, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 231101 (2007). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98. 231101 (Pubitemid 47139792)
33. M. Campanelli, C.O. Lousto, Y. Zlochower, and D. Merritt, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 231102 (2007). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.231102 (Pubitemid 47139791)
34. J. Healy, F. Herrmann, I. Hinder, D.M. Shoemaker, P. Laguna, and R.A. Matzner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 041101 (2009). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.041101
35. L. Boyle, M. Kesden, and S. Nissanke, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 151101 (2008). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.151101 (Pubitemid 351561912)
36. L. Boyle and M. Kesden, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 78, 024017 (2008). 10.1103/PhysRevD.78.024017
37. J.D. Schnittman and A. Buonanno, Astrophys. J. Lett. 662, L63 (2007). ASJOAB 0004-637X 10.1086/519309
38. J.G. Baker, W.D. Boggs, J. Centrella, B.J. Kelly, S.T. McWilliams, M.C. Miller, and J.R. van Meter, Astrophys. J. 682, L29 (2008). ASJOAB 0004-637X 10.1086/590927
39. W. Tichy and P. Marronetti, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 78, 081501(R) (2008). 10.1103/PhysRevD.78.081501
40. C.O. Lousto, M. Campanelli, Y. Zlochower, and H. Nakano, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 27, 114006 (2010). 10.1088/0264-9381/27/11/ 114006
41. J.G. Baker, W.D. Boggs, J. Centrella, B.J. Kelly, S.T. McWilliams, M.C. Miller, and J.R. van Meter, Astrophys. J. 668, 1140 (2007). ASJOAB 0004-637X 10.1086/521330
42. J.A. Gonzalez, U. Sperhake, and B. Brügmann, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 79, 124006 (2009). 10.1103/PhysRevD.79.124006
43. L. Rezzolla, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 26, 094023 (2009). 10.1088/0264-9381/26/9/094023
44. J.D. Schnittman, A. Buonanno, J.R. van Meter, J.G. Baker, W.D. Boggs, J. Centrella, B.J. Kelly, and S.T. McWilliams, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 77, 044031 (2008). 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.044031
45. S.H. Miller and R. Matzner, Gen. Relativ. Gravit. GRGVA8 0001-7701 41, 525 (2009). 10.1007/s10714-008-0682-9
46. E. Racine, A. Buonanno, and L.E. Kidder, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 80, 044010 (2009). 10.1103/PhysRevD.80.044010
47. Y. Mino and J. Brink, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 78, 124015 (2008). 10.1103/PhysRevD.78.124015
48. F. Pretorius, " Relativistic Objects in Compact Binaries: From Birth to Coalescence, " edited by, M. Colpi,, (Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2009).
49. L. Rezzolla, R.P. Macedo, and J.L. Jaramillo, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 221101 (2010). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.221101
50. L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, Classical Theory of Fields (Addison Wesley, Reading, MA, 1962), 2nd ed..
51. C.W. Misner, K.S. Thorne, and J.A. Wheeler, Gravitation (Freeman, New York, New York, 1973).
52. S.V. Babak and L.P. Grishchuk, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 61, 024038 (1999). 10.1103/PhysRevD.61.024038
53. M. Shibata and T. Nakamura, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 52, 5428 (1995). 10.1103/PhysRevD.52.5428
54. T.W. Baumgarte and S.L. Shapiro, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 59, 024007 (1998). 10.1103/PhysRevD.59.024007
55. G. Lovelace, R. Owen, H.P. Pfeiffer, and T. Chu, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 78, 084017 (2008). 10.1103/PhysRevD.78.084017
56. R.M. Wald, General Relativity (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1984).
57. R. Arnowitt, S. Deser, and C.W. Misner, in Gravitation: An Introduction to Current Research, edited by, L. Witten, (Wiley, New York, 1962).
58. J.W. York, Jr., in Sources of Gravitational Radiation, edited by, L.L. Smarr, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 1979), pp.83-126.
59. H. Friedrich, Commun. Math. Phys. 100, 525 (1985). CMPHAY 0010-3616 10.1007/BF01217728
60. D. Garfinkle, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 65, 044029 (2002). 10.1103/PhysRevD.65.044029 (Pubitemid 44628566)
61. F. Pretorius, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 22, 425 (2005). 10.1088/0264-9381/22/2/014 (Pubitemid 40176094)
62. L. Lindblom, M.A. Scheel, L.E. Kidder, R. Owen, and O. Rinne, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 23, S447 (2006). 10.1088/0264-9381/23/16/S09 (Pubitemid 44150375)
63. M. Ruiz, R. Takahashi, M. Alcubierre, and D. Núñez, Gen. Relativ. Gravit. 40, 1705 (2008). GRGVA8 0001-7701 10.1007/s10714-007-0570-8
64. C. Bona, J. Massó, E. Seidel, and J. Stela, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 56, 3405 (1997). 10.1103/PhysRevD.56.3405
65. M. Alcubierre, B. Brügmann, P. Diener, M. Koppitz, D. Pollney, E. Seidel, and R. Takahashi, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 67, 084023 (2003). 10.1103/PhysRevD.67.084023
66. S. Brandt and B. Brügmann, Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 3606 (1997). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3606
67. M. Ansorg, B. Brügmann, and W. Tichy, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 70, 064011 (2004). 10.1103/PhysRevD.70.064011 (Pubitemid 44947315)
68. J.M. Bowen and J.W. York, Jr., Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 21, 2047 (1980). 10.1103/PhysRevD.21.2047
69. M.J. Berger and J. Oliger, J. Comput. Phys. 53, 484 (1984). JCTPAH 0021-9991 10.1016/0021-9991(84)90073-1
70. E. Schnetter, S.H. Hawley, and I. Hawke, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 21, 1465 (2004). 10.1088/0264-9381/21/6/014
71. Carpet-Adaptive Mesh Refinement for the Cactus Framework, computer code, http://www.carpetcode.org.
72. M. Alcubierre, B. Brügmann, P. Diener, M. Koppitz, D. Pollney, E. Seidel, and R. Takahashi, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 67, 084023 (2003). 10.1103/PhysRevD.67.084023
73. U. Sperhake, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 76, 104015 (2007). 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.104015
74. G. Faye, L. Blanchet, and A. Buonanno, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 74, 104033 (2006). 10.1103/PhysRevD.74.104033 (Pubitemid 44838425)
75. H. Tagoshi, A. Ohashi, and B.J. Owen, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 63, 044006 (2001). 10.1103/PhysRevD.63.044006
76. E. Racine and E.E. Flanagan, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 71, 044010 (2005). 10.1103/PhysRevD.71.044010
77. G.B. Cook, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 65, 084003 (2002). 10.1103/PhysRevD.65.084003
78. G.B. Cook and H.P. Pfeiffer, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 70, 104016 (2004). 10.1103/PhysRevD.70.104016
79. M. Caudill, G.B. Cook, J.D. Grigsby, and H.P. Pfeiffer, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 74, 064011 (2006). 10.1103/PhysRevD.74.064011 (Pubitemid 44360310)
80. E. Gourgoulhon, P. Grandclément, and S. Bonazzola, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 65, 044020 (2002). 10.1103/PhysRevD.65.044020 (Pubitemid 44642042)
81. P. Grandclément, E. Gourgoulhon, and S. Bonazzola, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 65, 044021 (2002). 10.1103/PhysRevD.65.044021 (Pubitemid 44628559)
82. H.P. Pfeiffer, L.E. Kidder, M.A. Scheel, and S.A. Teukolsky, Comput. Phys. Commun. 152, 253 (2003). CPHCBZ 0010-4655 10.1016/S0010-4655(02)00847-0
83. G.B. Cook and M.A. Scheel, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 56, 4775 (1997). 10.1103/PhysRevD.56.4775
84. M.A. Scheel, H.P. Pfeiffer, L. Lindblom, L.E. Kidder, O. Rinne, and S.A. Teukolsky, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 74, 104006 (2006). 10.1103/PhysRevD.74. 104006 (Pubitemid 44684428)
85. M. Boyle, D.A. Brown, L.E. Kidder, A.H. Mroué, H.P. Pfeiffer, M.A. Scheel, G.B. Cook, and S.A. Teukolsky, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 76, 124038 (2007). 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.124038
86. O. Rinne, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 23, 6275 (2006). 10.1088/0264-9381/23/22/013
87. O. Rinne, L. Lindblom, and M.A. Scheel, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 24, 4053 (2007). 10.1088/0264-9381/24/16/006
88. J.M. Stewart, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 15, 2865 (1998). 10.1088/0264-9381/15/9/029 (Pubitemid 128125655)
89. H. Friedrich and G. Nagy, Commun. Math. Phys. 201, 619 (1999). CMPHAY 0010-3616 10.1007/s002200050571
90. J.M. Bardeen and L.T. Buchman, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 65, 064037 (2002). 10.1103/PhysRevD.65.064037 (Pubitemid 44642022)
91. B. Szilágyi, B. Schmidt, and J. Winicour, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 65, 064015 (2002). 10.1103/PhysRevD.65.064015 (Pubitemid 44628470)
92. G. Calabrese, J. Pullin, O. Reula, O. Sarbach, and M. Tiglio, Commun. Math. Phys. 240, 377 (2003). CMPHAY 0010-3616 10.1007/s00220-003-0889-2 (Pubitemid 37395248)
93. B. Szilágyi and J. Winicour, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 68, 041501(R) (2003). 10.1103/PhysRevD.68.041501 (Pubitemid 44628116)
94. L.E. Kidder, L. Lindblom, M.A. Scheel, L.T. Buchman, and H.P. Pfeiffer, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 71, 064020 (2005). 10.1103/PhysRevD.71.064020
95. L.T. Buchman and O.C.A. Sarbach, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 23, 6709 (2006). 10.1088/0264-9381/23/23/007
96. L.T. Buchman and O.C.A. Sarbach, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 24, S307 (2007). 10.1088/0264-9381/24/12/S20
97. M. Cohen, H.P. Pfeiffer, and M.A. Scheel, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 26, 035005 (2009). 10.1088/0264-9381/26/3/035005
98. U. Sperhake, B. Brügmann, J. Gonzalez, M. Hannam, and S. Husa, in Proceedings of the Eleventh Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity, edited by, H. Kleinert,,, R.T. Jantzen,, and, R. Ruffini, (World Scientific, Singapore, 2008).
99. The Cactus Computational Toolkit, computer code CACTUS, http://www.cactuscode.org.
100. J. Thornburg, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 0556-2821 54, 4899 (1996). 10.1103/PhysRevD.54.4899
101. J. Thornburg, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 21, 743 (2004). 10.1088/0264-9381/21/2/026 (Pubitemid 38157060)
102. J.R. van Meter, J.G. Baker, M. Koppitz, and D.-I. Choi, Phys. Rev. D PRVDAQ 1550-7998 73, 124011 (2006). 10.1103/PhysRevD.73.124011
103. S. Husa, J.A. González, M. Hannam, B. Brügmann, and U. Sperhake, Classical Quantum Gravity CQGRDG 0264-9381 25, 105006 (2008). 10.1088/0264-9381/25/10/105006