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Title: Quasistationary hair for binary black hole initial data in scalar Gauss-Bonnet gravity
Recent efforts to numerically simulate compact objects in alternative theories of gravity have largely focused on the time-evolution equations. Another critical aspect is the construction of constraint-satisfying initial data with precise control over the properties of the systems under consideration. Here, we augment the extended conformal thin sandwich framework to construct quasistationary initial data for black hole systems in scalar Gauss-Bonnet theory and numerically implement it in the open-source p code. Despite the resulting elliptic system being singular at black hole horizons, we demonstrate how to construct numerical solutions that extend smoothly across the horizon. We obtain quasistationary scalar hair configurations in the test-field limit for black holes with linear/angular momentum as well as for black hole binaries. For isolated black holes, we explicitly show that the scalar profile obtained is stationary by evolving the system in time and compare against previous formulations of scalar Gauss-Bonnet initial data. In the case of the binary, we find that the scalar hair near the black holes can be markedly altered by the presence of the other black hole. The initial data constructed here enable targeted simulations in scalar Gauss-Bonnet simulations with reduced initial transients. Published by the American Physical Society2025  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2309211
PAR ID:
10591360
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Physical Review D
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Physical Review D
Volume:
111
Issue:
2
ISSN:
2470-0010
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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