Radiated Quantities in Binary Black Hole Collisions

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Abstract

One of the more interesting and exotic systems in the universe is a system of two black holes. When black holes orbit each other, they will eventually collide, forming a single black hole with a mass almost equal to the sum of the two initial masses. This missing ``mass,'' up to ten percent, is converted into gravitational waves making these systems one of the most energetic in the universe. The systems also radiate angular momentum as they settle down to a Kerr black hole. I present work toward modeling the radiated angular momentum and energy as functions of the binary system's initial parameters for generic binaries.

Authors

  • Lorena Magana Zertuche

    Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

  • James Healy

    Rochester Inst Tech, Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

  • Deirdre Shoemaker

    Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA