Null infinity waveforms from extreme-mass-ratio inspirals in Kerr spacetime
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2011-12-13 v2
Abstract
We describe the hyperboloidal compactification for Teukolsky equations in Kerr spacetime. We include null infinity on the numerical grid by attaching a hyperboloidal layer to a compact domain surrounding the rotating black hole and the orbit of an inspiralling point particle. This technique allows us to study, for the first time, gravitational waveforms from large- and extreme-mass-ratio inspirals in Kerr spacetime extracted at null infinity. Tests and comparisons of our results with previous calculations establish the accuracy and efficiency of the hyperboloidal layer method.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1108.1816,
title = {Null infinity waveforms from extreme-mass-ratio inspirals in Kerr spacetime},
author = {Anıl Zenginoğlu and Gaurav Khanna},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.1816},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
14 pages, 7 figures