Black hole - neutron star simulations with Bowen-York type data

ORAL

Abstract

We introduce an approach for the construction of initial data representing black hole - neutron star binaries based on Bowen-York type solutions to the momentum constraint that account for the presence of matter sources. We demonstrate the effectiveness of this initial data approach with results from simulations of mixed binary systems that include estimates of gravitational wave emission.

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Authors

  • Pablo Laguna

    Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech, Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Relativistic Astrophysics

  • Michael Clark

    Georgia Tech

  • Tanja Bode

    Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech

  • Deirdre Shoemaker

    The Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Relativistic Astrophysics

  • Carl Rodriguez

    Northwestern University