Head-on collision of unequal mass black holes: close-limit predictions

Details Head-on collision of unequal mass black holes: close-limit predictions Head-on collision of unequal mass black holes: close-limit predictions

1996-11-09

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9611022v1

Phys.Rev. D56 (1997) 6336-6350

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

19 pages, RevTeX + 9 postscript figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.56.6336

The close-limit method has given approximations in excellent agreement with those of numerical relativity for collisions of equal mass black holes. We consider here colliding holes with unequal mass, for which numerical relativity results are not available. We try to ask two questions: (i) Can we get approximate answers to astrophysical questions (ideal mass ratio for energy production, maximum recoil velocity, etc.), and (ii) can we better understand the limitations of approximation methods. There is some success in answering the first type of question, but more with the second, especially in connection with the issue of measures of the intrinsic mass of the colliding holes, and of the range of validity of the method.

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