Close encounters of black holes

Abstract

This is an introduction into the problem of how to set up black hole initial-data for the matter-free field equations of General Relativity. The approach is semi-pedagogical and addresses a more general audience of astrophysicists and students with no specialized training in General Relativity beyond that of an introductory lecture.

31 pages, 7 eps-figures

References in corpus (7)

• A simple construction of initial data for multiple black holes
• Plunge waveforms from inspiralling binary black holes
• Gravitational waves from black hole collisions via an eclectic approach
• Evolving the Bowen-York initial data for spinning black holes
• Initial data for two Kerr-like black holes
• On the Construction of Time-Symmetric Black Hole Initial Data
• Is There a General Area Theorem for Black Holes?