Towards higher accuracy gravitational waveforms from large mass ratio and eccentric binaries

ORAL

Abstract

Gravitational wave detection requires waveform libraries from highly accurate numerical simulations in full general relativity. Current libraries are largely sufficient for today's detectors, but future detectors such as the space based LISA mission will be sensitive to new wavebands, higher signal-to-noise ratios, a larger variety of sources and will require yet higher accuracy waveforms. There will be a growing need to be able to better model challenging systems including binary black holes with large mass ratios, high spins and very eccentric orbits. We describe progress in the development of the numerical code, Dendro-GR, as applied to some of these complications as well to binary systems in alternative gravity theories.

Presenters

  • Eric W Hirschmann

    Brigham Young University

Authors

  • Eric W Hirschmann

    Brigham Young University

  • David W Neilsen

    Brigham Young University

  • Milinda Fernando

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Yosef Zlochower

    Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Hari Sundar

    University of Utah

  • James Bleazard

    Brigham Young University

  • Nate Garey

    Brigham Young University