The neutron star obeys a polytropic equation of state, P = Kρ0 Γ, at
t = 0. It is evolved according to the
adiabatic evolution law, P =
(Γ-1)ρ0ε, where P is the pressure, K is
the polytropic gas constant, ε is the internal specific energy,
Γ is the adiabatic index, and ρ0 the rest-mass
density. We chose Γ = 2 to mimic
stiff nuclear matter. This star is irrotational (nonspinning) and
in a quasiequilibrium circular orbit.
Black Hole
For the spinning BH we consider the mass ratio
q = M
BH/M
NS = 3. It is spinning rapidly, with
SBH/MBH2 = 0.75.
Neutron Star
The initial compaction of the neutron star is
M
NS/R
NS = 0.145. The rest mass is 83%
of the maximum rest mass of an isolated, nonrotating NS with the same
polytropic EOS. It has a radius of
RNS = 13.2 km (M0/1.4 Mʘ)
and a mass of
MNS = 1.30 Mʘ (M0/1.4 Mʘ).
In the cases where the neutron star has a magnetic field,
Bmax ~ 10 17G and
〈 B 2/8πP 〉 = 0.005.
Binary
The initial binary is in a quasiequilibrium circular orbit, and has a frequency of
MΩ = 0.032. The initial coordinate separation is
D/M = 8.80.
The matter and gravitational field variables are determined by using the conformal thin-sandwich formalism.
BH equilibrium boundary conditions are imposed on the BH horizon.
The metric (gravitational field) is determined by integrating the Einstein field equations according to the BSSN prescription. The matter and electromagnetic fields are evolved by solving the equations of relativistic hydrodynamics via a high-resolution, shock-capturing (HRSC) scheme.