Abstract
We have designed and tested a new relativistic Lagrangian hydrodynamics code, which treats gravity in the conformally flat approximation to general relativity. We have tested the resulting code extensively, finding that it performs well for calculations of equilibrium single-star models, collapsing relativistic dust clouds, and quasi-circular orbits of equilibrium solutions. By adding a radiation reaction treatment, we compute the full evolution of a coalescing binary neutron star system. We find that the amount of mass ejected from the system, much less than a per cent, is greatly reduced by the inclusion of relativistic gravitation. The gravity wave energy spectrum shows a clear divergence away from the Newtonian point-mass form, consistent with the form derived from relativistic quasi-equilibrium fluid sequences.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 837-843 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Pramana - Journal of Physics |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2004 |
Funding
This work was supported by NSF grants PHY-0133425 and PHY-0245028 to North-western University.
Keywords
- Binary neutron star
- Gravity waves
- Lagrangian hydrodynamic code
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy