Binary black hole mergers: alternatives to standard puncture initial data and the impact on gravitational waveforms

We study the evolution of binary black hole initial data schemes as alternatives to the standard puncture construction. These alternatives are based on post-Newtonian expansions that contain realistic gravitational waves. The first scheme is based on a second order post-Newtonian expansion in Arnowi...

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Other Authors: Reifenberger, George C.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Florida Atlantic University
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Online Access:http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3362577