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Distinguishing black-hole spin-orbit resonances by their gravitational wave signatures. II: Full parameter estimation
(American Physical Society, 2016)
Gravitational waves from coalescing binary black holes encode the evolution of their spins prior to merger. In the post-Newtonian regime and on the precession timescale, this evolution has one of three morphologies, with ...
Numerical simulations of stellar collapse in scalar-tensor theories of gravity
(Institute of PhysicsClassical and Quantum Gravity, 2016-05-31)
We present numerical-relativity simulations of spherically symmetric core collapse and compact-object formation in scalar-tensor theories of gravity. The additional scalar degree of freedom introduces a propagating monopole ...
Numerical simulations of stellar collapse in scalar-tensor theories of gravity
(Institute of PhysicsClassical and Quantum Gravity, 2016-05-31)
We present numerical-relativity simulations of spherically symmetric core collapse and compact-object formation in scalar-tensor theories of gravity. The additional scalar degree of freedom introduces a propagating monopole ...
PRECESSION: Dynamics of spinning black-hole binaries with python
(American Physical SocietyPhysical Review D, 2016-06-27)
We present the numerical code precession, a new open-source python module to study the dynamics of precessing black-hole binaries in the post-Newtonian regime. The code provides a comprehensive toolbox to (i) study the ...
Black Hole Kicks as New Gravitational Wave Observables
(American Physical SocietyPhysical Review Letters, 2016-06-29)
Generic black hole binaries radiate gravitational waves anisotropically, imparting a recoil, or kick, velocity to the merger remnant. If a component of the kick along the line of sight is present, gravitational waves emitted ...
Source modelling at the dawn of gravitational-wave astronomy
(Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsDarwin College, 2016-11-08)
The age of gravitational-wave astronomy has begun. Gravitational waves are propagating spacetime perturbations ($\textit{“ripples in the fabric of space-time”}$) predicted by Einstein’s theory of General Relativity. These ...