Date of Award

5-2020

Document Type

Thesis open access

Department

Physics

First Advisor

David Pooley

Second Advisor

Kelvin Cheng

Third Advisor

Nirav Mehta

Abstract

The recent success of neutron star merger observations, epitomized by the detection of gravitational and electromagnetic signals from GW170817, necessitates further theoretical work in the area. The program WhiskyTHC stands as one of the most advanced neutron star merger simulators to date. We use the results of WhiskyTHC simulations to establish equation-of-state-dependent relationships between binary mass composition and properties of the produced gravitational radiation, namely total emitted energy and angular momentum.

Download

Share

COinS