Numerical relativity simulations of black-hole spacetimes — the foundation for computing merger waveforms.
publicationThe Structure of General Relativity with a Numerical Illustration: The Collision of Two Black Holes
L. Smarr Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin (1975). Ph.D. Advisor Bryce S. DeWitt (Deceased).
presentationThe Collision of Two Black Holes Presentation
Scanned transparencies from various speaking engagements between 1975-1978
Numerical, Theoretical, and Astrophysical Relativity (Physics)
This project, under the direction Astronomy of Larry L. Smarr, Department of and physics, is entitled: “Numerical. Theoretical, and Astrophysical Relativity (Physics).”
publicationComputational Relativity: Numerical And Algebraic Approaches
In The Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation, 163-183, ed. B. Berotti et al. (Reidel: Dordrecht). (1984).
publicationNumerical Relativistic Gravitational Collapse with Spatial Time Slices
C.R. Evans, L.L. Smarr and J.R. Wilson, in Astrophysical Radiation Hydrodynamics, 481-519, ed. K.-H. Winkler and M. Norman (Reidel: Dordrecht) (1986).
publicationNumerically Generated Black Hole Spacetimes: Interaction with Gravitational Waves
A. Abrahams, D. Bernstein, D. Hobill, E. Seidel, and L. Smarr, Physical Review D15, 45, 3544, (1992).
presentationvideoThe Collision of Two Black Holes – NCSA Visualization
NCSA Visualization – Peter Anninos, David Hobill, Edward Seidel, Larry Smarr, Wai-Mo Suen, and Mark Bajuk.
publicationDynamics of Black Hole Apparent Horizons
Peter Anninos, David Bernstein, Steven R. Brandt, David Hobill, Edward Seidel, and Larry Smarr, Physical Review D15, 50, 3801. (1994).
publicationOscillating Apparent Horizons In Numerically Generated Spacetimes
Peter Anninos, David Bernstein, Steve Brandt, David Hobill, Ed Seidel, Larry Smarr, Australian Journal of Physics, 48, 1027-43 (1995).
publicationDynamics of Apparent and Event Horizons
P. Anninos, D. Bernstein, S. Brandt, J. Libson, Joan Masso, E. Seidel, L. Smarr, W.-M. Suen, and P. Walker. Physical Review Letters, 74, 630. (1995).
publicationThe Head-On Collision Of Two Equal Mass Black Holes
Peter Anninos, David Hobill, Edward Seidel, Larry Smarr, and Wai-Mo Suen. Physical Review D15, 52, 2044. (1995).
publicationGeometry of a Black Hole Collision – Science Magazine
Richard Matzner, Edward Seidel, Stuart L. Shapiro, Larry Smarr, Wai-Mo Suen, Saul Teukolsky, Jeff Winicuor, Science 270, 941. (1995).
publicationHead-on Collisions of Two Black Holes
D. W. Hobill, P. Anninos, E. Seidel, L. Smarr, W.-M. Suen, in Computational Astrophysics; 12th Kingston Meeting on Theoretical Astrophysics; ASP Conference Series #123, edited by D. A. Clarke and M. J. West., p. 314 (1997).
publicationWhen Black Holes Collide
Peter Anninos, David Hobill, Edward Seidel, Larry Smarr, and Wai-Mo Suen, in Proceedings of the Sixth Canadian Conference on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics, Fields Institute Communications (1997).
publicationBoosted three-dimensional black-hole evolutions with singularity excision
G. B. Cook, M. F. Huq, S. A. Klasky, M. A. Scheel, A. M. Abrahams, A. Anderson, P. Anninos, T. W. Baumgarte, N. T. Bishop, S. R. Brandt, J. C. Browne, K. Camarda, M. W. Choptuik, C. R. Evans , L. S. Finni G. C. Fox, R. G´omez, T. Haupt, L. E. Kidder, P. Laguna, W. Landry, L. Lehner, J. Lenaghan , R. L. Marsa, J. Masso, R. A. Matzner, S. Mitra, P. Papadopoulos, M. Parashar, L. Rezzolla, M. E. Rupright , F. Saied, P. E. Saylor, E. Seidel, S. L. Shapiro, D. Shoemaker, L. Smarr, W. M. Suen , B. Szil´agyi, S. A. Teukolsky, Physical Review Letters, 80, 2512-2516 (1998).
publicationStable characteristic evolution of generic 3-dimensional single-black-hole spacetimes
R. Gomez, L. Lehner, R. L. Marsa, J. Winicour, A. M. Abrahams, A. Anderson, P. Anninos, T. W. Baumgarte, N. T. Bishop, S. R. Brandt, J. C. Browne, K. Camarda , M. W. Choptuik, R. R. Correl, G. B. Cook, C. R. Evans, L. S. Finn, G. C. Fox, T. Haupt, M. F. Huq, L. E. Kidder, S. A. Klasky, P. Laguna, W. Landry, J. Lenaghan, J. Masso, R. A. Matzner, S. Mitra, P. Papadopoulos, M. Parashar, L. Rezzolla, M. E. Rupright, F. Saied, P. E. Saylor, M. A. Scheel, E. Seidel, S. L. Shapiro, D. Shoemaker, L. Smarr, B. Szilagyi, S. A. Teukolsky, M. H. P. M. van Putten, P. Walker, J. W. York Jr., Physical Review Letters, 80, 3915-3918 (1998).
publicationGravitational Wave Extraction and Outer Boundary Conditions by Perturbative Matching
A. M. Abrahams, L. Rezzolla, M. E. Rupright, A. Anderson, P. Anninos, T. W. Baumgarte, N. T. Bishop, S. R. Brandt, J. C. Browne, K. Camarda , M. W. Choptuik, G. B. Cook, C. R. Evans, L. S. Finn, G. Fox, R. G’omez, T. Haupt, M. F. Huq, L. E. Kidder, S. Klasky, P. Laguna , W. Landry, L. Lehner, J. Lenaghan, R. L. Marsa, J. Masso, R. A. Matzner, S. Mitra, P. Papadopoulos, M. Parashar, F. Saied, P. E. Saylor, M. A. Scheel, E. Seidel, S. L. Shapiro, D. Shoemaker, L. Smarr, B. Szil’agyi, S. A. Teukolsky, M. H. P. M. van Putten, P. Walker, J. Winicour, J. W. York Jr., Physical Review Letters, 80, 1812 (1998).
presentationThe First 50 Years of the Two Black Hole Collision Problem: 1935 to 1985
Invited Talk at the UCSB Institute of Theoretical Physics Miniprogram on Colliding Black Holes: Mathematical Issues in Numerical Relativity, Santa Barbara, CA January 10, 2000
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presentationThe Pre-History of the Two Black Hole Collision Problem
Invited Talk. History of Numerical Relativity Session. American Physical Society. Columbus, OH. April 15, 2018
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