Dear Cactus users,
I am trying to simulate a precessing BBH system. When I analysed the mass of the black hole (qlm_mass), I found that the spin evolution (qlm_spin) is abnormal. [image: qlm_spin.png] The coordinate-base spin vector gives a value closer to what I set. [image: qlm_coordspin_norm.png] This is the initial parameters.
ADMMass = 0.9898872694943947 Mass Ratio = 1.0 separation = 10.4 spin1 = [-0.125 0. 0. ] spin2 = [0.125 0. 0. ] chi1 = [-0.5 0. 0. ] chi2 = [0.5 0. 0. ]
I tried different methods for finding the killing vector field (i.e. QuasiLocalMeasures::killing_vector_method), but it didn't work.
If the small black hole does not spin (spin2 = [0, 0, 0]), things will get better.
The following is the difference between my parfile and GW150914.rpar
$ diff GW150914.rpar BBH000.rpar 32,33c32,33 < D = 10.0 # Separation < q = 36.0/29.0 # Mass ratio: q = mp/mm >= 1 ---
D = 10.4 # Separation q = 1 # Mass ratio: q = mp/mm >= 1
35,38c35,38 < chip = [0, 0, 0.31] # Dimensionsless spin of + BH (x0 > 0, more massive) < chim = [0, 0, -0.46] # Dimensionsless spin of - BH (x0 < 0, less massive) < Pr = -0.00084541526517121; # Radial linear momentum < Pphi = 0.09530152296974252; # Azimuthal linear momentum ---
chip = [-0.5, 0, 0] # Dimensionsless spin of + BH (x0 > 0, more
massive)
chim = [0.5, 0, 0] # Dimensionsless spin of - BH (x0 < 0, less
massive)
Pr = -0.000878483532190008 Pphi = 0.0927554222753844
261,265c261,265 < CoordinatesSymmetry::reflection_z = yes < CoordinatesSymmetry::stagger = no < Coordinates::symmetry = "+z bitant" < Coordinates::additional_symmetry_size = 1 < Coordinates::verbose = no ---
##CoordinatesSymmetry::reflection_z = yes ##CoordinatesSymmetry::stagger = no ##Coordinates::symmetry = "+z bitant" ##Coordinates::additional_symmetry_size = 1 ##Coordinates::verbose = no
552,553c552,553 < SphericalSurface::maxntheta = 66 < SphericalSurface::maxnphi = 124 ---
SphericalSurface::maxntheta = 161 SphericalSurface::maxnphi = 320
559,560c559,560 < SphericalSurface::ntheta [2] = 41 < SphericalSurface::nphi [2] = 80 ---
SphericalSurface::ntheta [2] = 161 SphericalSurface::nphi [2] = 320
565,566c565,566 < SphericalSurface::ntheta [3] = 41 < SphericalSurface::nphi [3] = 80 ---
SphericalSurface::ntheta [3] = 161 SphericalSurface::nphi [3] = 320
571,572c571,572 < SphericalSurface::ntheta [4] = 41 < SphericalSurface::nphi [4] = 80 ---
SphericalSurface::ntheta [4] = 161 SphericalSurface::nphi [4] = 320
633,634c633,638 < IOScalar::outScalar_reductions = "minimum maximum average" < IOScalar::outScalar_vars = "SystemStatistics::process_memory_mb" ---
IOScalar::outScalar_reductions = "minimum maximum average norm1
norm2"
IOScalar::outScalar_vars = " SystemStatistics::process_memory_mb ML_ADMConstraints::ML_Ham ML_ADMConstraints::ML_mom "
670c674 < IOHDF5::out2D_every = $out2d_every ---
IOHDF5::out2D_every = 0
Thank You Best Regards
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Yu Liu PhD Student Department of Astronomy Huazhong University of Science and Technology
