Project: Rotaing black holes

S. Brandt, E. Seidel

Abstract

New initial data sets corresponding to rotating black holes distorted by a gravitational wave, or an end-state (after the horizons have merged) cosmic screw (collision of black holes with equal mass and opposite angular momentum on axis) have been created.

Progress Report

These data sets have been been evolved using a Fortran 77 code that runs on a variety of machines. The code can measure various properties of the apparent horizon, has been equipped for use with event horizon surface method, and can extract the l=2,3,4,5 radiation modes.

Related Papers

• The Evolution of Distorted Rotating Black Holes III: Initial Data
  Steven R. Brandt, Edward Seidel
  submitted to Physical Review D gr-qc/9503025

  The Evolution of Distorted Rotating Black Holes I: Methods and Tests
  

  S. Brandt and E. Seidel
  submitted to Physical Review D Also gr-qc/9412072

  The Evolution of Distorted Rotating Black Holes II: Dynamics and Analysis
  

  S. Brandt and E. Seidel
  submitted to Physical Review D Also gr-qc/9412073

  Event Horizons in Numerical Relativity I: Methods and Tests ,
  

  J. Libson, J. Massó, E. Seidel, W.-M. Suen, P. Walker,
  Submitted to Phys. Rev. D. Also gr-qc/9412068

  Dynamics of Black Hole Apparent Horizons
  

  P. Anninos, D. Bernstein, S. Brandt, D. Hobill, E. Seidel, L. Smarr
  Phys. Rev. D 50,801 (1994).

  Rotating Black Hole Spacetimes
  

  Steve R. Brandt, and Edward Seidel
  Marcel Grossman 7 Conference Proceedings (1995).
  in press for World Scientific

  Dynamics of Apparent and Event Horizons
  

  P. Anninos, D. Bernstein, S. Brandt, J. Libson, J. Massó, E. Seidel, L. Smarr, W.-M. Suen, and P. Walker
  submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. (1994).