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Modeling kicks from the merger of generic black-hole binaries
John G. Baker, William D. Boggs, Joan Centrella +4
Recent numerical relativistic results demonstrate that the merger of comparable-mass spinning black holes has a maximum ``recoil kick'' of up to $\sim 4000 \kms$. However the scali…
Gravitational waves from black-hole mergers
John G. Baker, William D. Boggs, Joan M. Centrella +3
Coalescing black-hole binaries are expected to be the strongest sources of gravitational waves for ground-based interferometers as well as the space-based interferometer LISA. Rece…
Modeling kicks from the merger of non-precessing black-hole binaries
John G. Baker, William D. Boggs, Joan Centrella +4
Several groups have recently computed the gravitational radiation recoil produced by the merger of two spinning black holes. The results suggest that spin can be the dominant contr…
The Final Merger of Comparable Mass Binary Black Holes
Joan M. Centrella
A remarkable series of breakthroughs in numerical relativity modeling of black hole binary mergers has occurred over the past few years. This paper provides a general overview of t…
Getting a kick out of numerical relativity
John G. Baker, Joan Centrella, Dae-Il Choi +3
Recent developments in numerical relativity have made it possible to follow reliably the coalescence of two black holes from near the innermost stable circular orbit to final ringd…
Impact of LISA's low frequency sensitivity on observations of massive black hole mergers
J. Baker, J. Centrella
LISA will be able to detect gravitational waves from inspiralling massive black hole (MBH) binaries out to redshifts z > 10. If the binary masses and luminosity distances can be ex…