2006/05/31 by James R. van Meter, John G. Baker, Michael Koppitz +1 · 225 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Black hole (networking) #Classical mechanics #Computer science #Gauge (firearms) #Gauge boson #Gauge fixing #Gauge theory #Geodesy #Geology #Mechanics #Numerical relativity #Physics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Quantum mechanics #Theoretical physics #Theory of relativity #Traverse #gr-qc
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.73.124011
published in Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields 73(12) (American Physical Society) · 8 pages, 13 figures. Edited slightly for clarity as requested by the referee and editor. Also corrected errors due to a misplaced factor of alpha. Main results unchanged
openalex publication_date 2006/06/16 · arxiv created 2006/06/18 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/08
Recent demonstrations of unexcised black holes traversing across computational grids represent a significant advance in numerical relativity. Stable and accurate simulations of multiple orbits, and their radiated waves, result. This capability is critically undergirded by a careful choice of gauge. Here we present analytic considerations which suggest certain gauge choices, and numerically demonstrate their efficacy in evolving a single moving puncture black hole.