Binary Black Holes in Quasi-Stationary Circular Orbits
| dc.creator | Baker, Brian D. | |
| dc.date | 2002-05-18 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:26:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T03:26:53Z | |
| dc.description | We propose a method of determining solutions to the constraint equations of General Relativity approximately describing binary black holes in quasi-stationary circular orbits. Black holes with arbitrary linear momenta are constructed in the manner suggested by Brandt and Brugmann. The quasi-stationary circular orbits are determined by local minima in the ADM mass in a manner similar to Baumgarte and Cook; however, rather than fixing the area of the apparent horizon, we fix the value of the bare masses of the holes. We numerically generate an evolutionary sequence of quasi-stationary circular orbits up to and including the innermost stable circular orbit. We compare our results with post-Newtonian expectations as well as the results of Cook and Baumgarte. We also generate additional numerical results describing the dynamics of the geometry due to the emission of gravitational radiation. | |
| dc.description | 9 pages, 8 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0205082 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0205082 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/34220 | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | Binary Black Holes in Quasi-Stationary Circular Orbits | |
| dc.type | text |