Gravitational Waves from Long-Duration Simulations of the Dynamical Bar Instability
Astrophysics
2010-11-19 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Compact astrophysical objects that rotate rapidly may encounter the dynamical ``bar instability.'' The bar-like deformation induced by this rotational instability causes the object to become a potentially strong source of gravitational radiation. We have carried out a set of long-duration simulations of the bar instability with two Eulerian hydrodynamics codes. Our results indicate that the remnant of this instability is a persistent bar-like structure that emits a long-lived gravitational radiation signal.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9911525,
title = {Gravitational Waves from Long-Duration Simulations of the Dynamical Bar Instability},
author = {Kimberly C. B. New and Joan M. Centrella and Joel E. Tohline},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9911525},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
24 pages, including 10 figures; revised figures and appendix, additional minor changes; to appear in Physical Review D