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High-order fully general-relativistic hydrodynamics: new approaches and tests

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Pablo Laguna

Pablo Laguna is the Chair of the School of Physics at Georgia Tech

As we approach the era of gravitational-wave astrophysics driven by observations, it is imperative to have general-relativistic hydrodynamic codes capable of revealing in exquisite detail phenomena driven by strong dynamical gravity.

In this paper, Radice, Rezzolla and Galeazzi introduce a new approach to build a code, called WhiskyTHC, with the potential to help deliver that. The new approach borrows elements from the Whisky and Template Hydrodynamics codes. The Whisky code is widely used by the numerical relativity community, and the Continue reading →

General-relativistic hydrodynamics: going beyond second-order convergence

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High accuracy in numerical relativity simulations is essential: now it can also be achieved for non-vacuum spacetimes.

Merging binary neutron stars are among the most promising sources of gravitational waves (GWs) for the next generation of interferometric detectors. Such waves carry valuable information about the masses, radii, and deformability of the two stars. Even a single detection would set stringent constraints on the equation of state of nuclear matter, which is still poorly known. Gravitational-wave observations, in combination with electromagnetic/neutrino counterparts, would also help to unravel the mystery behind gamma-ray bursts. Continue reading →