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Proposing Institution

Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik
Project Manager

Prof. Dr. Luciano Rezzolla
Am Muehlenberg 1
14476 Potsdam
Abstract
We propose to carry out a programme of astrophysics simulation ofbinary black hole and neutron stars in full general relativity. Themain goal is to determine the gravitational wave signatures of suchsystems with sufficient accuracy that they can be used to constructdetection templates for the current generation of gravitational waveinterferometers. We will also perform systematic studies of detailedcharacteristics of the waveforms, with the intention of identifyingproperties of the source (spins, masses, equation of state) fromobserved signals. This programme is supported by a mature evolutioncode which has undergone more than a decade of development within ourcollaboration, and has been benchmarked on many modern HPCarchitectures. Our simulations typically require 512--1024 processorcores, and take 10--20 days to complete. Thus, to carry out theplanned programme, we are requesting a Large-Scale allocation of $5M$processor hours on the HLRBII machine.
Impressum, Conny Wendler