Superkicks in ultrarelativistic encounters of spinning black holes

We study ultrarelativistic encounters of two spinning, equal-mass black holes through simulations in full numerical relativity. Two initial data sequences are studied in detail: one that leads to scattering and one that leads to a grazing collision and merger. In all cases, the initial black hole sp...

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Main Authors: Sperhake, Ulrich (Author), Berti, Emanuele (Author), Cardoso, Vitor (Author), Pretorius, Frans (Author), Yunes, Nicolas (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2011-06-09T14:48:22Z.
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