25–29 May 2026
Murcia, Spain
Europe/Madrid timezone

Perturbative Analytical Construction of Bowen–York Initial Data for Binary Black

27 May 2026, 17:20
20m
Universidad de Murcia, Campus de la Merced (Murcia, Spain)

Universidad de Murcia, Campus de la Merced

Murcia, Spain

Paraninfo Campus de la Merced C. Santo Cristo 1 30001 Murcia Spain

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Ogurol, Leyla

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We analytically construct initial data for binary black hole systems by solving the Einstein con-
straint equations within the Bowen–York framework. Allowing for arbitrarily oriented linear mo-
menta and spins, we obtain a perturbative solution of the vacuum Hamiltonian constraint up to third
order in the source parameters. Our solution explicitly incorporates the binary nature of the system
through position-weighted multipole moments. The momentum constraints are solved exactly, while
the conformal factor is determined analytically. Using the resulting initial data, we compute the
ADM energy, linear and angular momenta, and the irreducible mass. We also determine the shape
of the apparent horizon and show that it is geometrically consistent with the inner-end regularity.
All results are presented in a coordinate-independent form. The analytic expressions obtained here
provide a rigorous benchmark for numerical relativity simulations.

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