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Observing complete gravitational wave signals from dynamical capture binaries
William E. East, Sean T. McWilliams, Janna Levin +1
We assess the detectability of the gravitational wave signals from highly eccentric compact binaries. We use a simple model for the inspiral, merger, and ringdown of these systems.…
Ultrarelativistic black hole formation
William E. East, Frans Pretorius
We study the ultrarelativistic head-on collision of equal mass particles, modeled as self-gravitating fluid spheres, by numerically solving the coupled Einstein-hydrodynamic equati…
Dynamical Capture Binary Neutron Star Mergers
William E. East, Frans Pretorius
We study dynamical capture binary neutron star mergers as may arise in dense stellar regions such as globular clusters. Using general-relativistic hydrodynamics, we find that these…
Conformal Thin-Sandwich Solver for Generic Initial Data
William E. East, Fethi M. Ramazanoğlu, Frans Pretorius
We present a new scheme for constructing initial data for the Einstein field equations using the conformal thin-sandwich formulation that does not assume conformal flatness or appr…