Solving the Initial Value Problem of two Black Holes
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We solve the elliptic equations associated with the Hamiltonian and momentum constraints, corresponding to a system composed of two black holes with arbitrary linear and angular momentum. These new solutions are based on a Kerr-Schild spacetime slicing which provides more physically realistic solutions than the initial data based on conformally flat metric/maximal slicing methods. The singularity/inner boundary problems are circumvented by a new technique that allows the use of an elliptic solver on a Cartesian grid where no points are excised, simplifying enormously the numerical problem.
4 pages, 3 figures. Minor corrections, some points clarified, and one reference added. To appear in Phys. Rev. Lett
4 pages, 3 figures. Minor corrections, some points clarified, and one reference added. To appear in Phys. Rev. Lett