Ultra Relativistic Fluid Collisions

ORAL

Abstract

We describe numerical simulations of the head-on collision of stars in the ultra relativistic regime. This work explores the idea that sufficiently boosted particles generically form black holes, as well as the competition between gravitational and hydro-dynamics. We investigate the degree to which the hoop conjecture describes the dynamics of black hole formation and the role of matter near the threshold for black hole formation.

Authors

  • William East

    • Princeton University
  • Frans Pretorius

    • Princeton University
  • Branson Stephens

    • University of Wisconsin Milwaukee