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Bilinear products and the orthogonality of quasinormal modes on hyperboloidal foliations

Marica Minucci , Rodrigo Panosso Macedo , Christiana Pantelidou , Laura Sberna

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Quasinormal modes remain orthogonal under bilinear products on hyperboloidal slices only after regularizing divergent integrands from reflection transformations.

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The paper shows that bilinear products used to establish orthogonality of quasinormal modes must be handled carefully when defined on hyperboloidal foliations of black hole spacetimes. Although the mode functions are smooth and finite everywhere on the slices, the reflection transformation needed for the product definition causes the integrand to diverge at the boundaries. Several regularization procedures are introduced to produce finite, well-defined products. An alternative product that includes flux terms at the boundaries is also analyzed. Using these, the authors define excitation factors and coefficients for the modes and calculate them explicitly for scalar fields on Schwarzschild black holes with constant initial data.

Core claim

Although QNM solutions are smooth and finite on future-directed hyperboloids, the integrand of the bilinear form with respect to which the modes are orthogonal is still divergent due to the reflection (equivalently, CPT) transformation required in the definition of the products. Regularization procedures yield a finite and well-defined bilinear form, and an alternative definition incorporating flux contributions is examined. QNM excitation factors and coefficients are defined within the hyperboloidal framework in terms of these bilinear products.

What carries the argument

The bilinear product on hyperboloidal slices, which incorporates a reflection transformation equivalent to CPT, leading to boundary divergences that require regularization to define finite orthogonality relations and excitation coefficients.

If this is right

Regularized bilinear products enable the definition of orthogonal bases for QNMs on hyperboloidal foliations.
QNM excitation factors can be computed from initial data using these products for Schwarzschild scalar perturbations.
The flux-inclusive alternative product offers a way to account for boundary contributions explicitly.
Explicit calculations for specific mode numbers and constant initial data demonstrate the framework's applicability.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

This regularization approach could facilitate more accurate modeling of gravitational wave signals from black hole perturbations in numerical simulations.
Connections to other coordinate systems or to nonlinear regimes might require similar handling of boundary terms in bilinear forms.
Testing the invariance of computed excitation factors under different regularizations would strengthen the physical reliability of the method.

Load-bearing premise

The regularization procedures preserve the physical meaning and orthogonality properties of the bilinear form without introducing unphysical artifacts or depending on arbitrary choices that affect the excitation factors.

What would settle it

A calculation or observation where different regularization schemes produce inconsistent values for the same QNM excitation factor from identical initial data would indicate that the procedures do not reliably preserve the properties.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.13182 by Christiana Pantelidou, Laura Sberna, Marica Minucci, Rodrigo Panosso Macedo.

**Figure 1.** Figure 1: FIG. 1. Carter-Penrose diagrams of the Schwarzschild spacetime with future (purple) and past (red) hyperboloidal foliations [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_1.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: FIG. 2. Carter-Penrose diagram representing the domain of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_2.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: FIG. 3. Complex contour (solid black line) for the definition of the QNM products in the coordinate [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_3.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 4.** Figure 4: FIG. 4. Numerical convergence of the normalised extended [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_4.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: FIG. 5. Carter-Penrose diagrams representing the hyperboloidal foliations associated to the coordinates [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p027_5.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 6.** Figure 6: FIG. 6. Carter-Penrose diagrams representing the hyperboloidal foliations associated to the coordinates [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p027_6.png] view at source ↗

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We explore the properties of bilinear products for black-hole quasinormal modes (QNMs) formulated on hyperboloidal foliations. We find that, although QNM solutions are smooth and finite on future-directed hyperboloids, the integrand of the bilinear form with respect to which the modes are orthogonal is still divergent. This is a result of the reflection (equivalently, CPT) transformation required in the definition of the products, which modifies the behaviour of the integrand at the boundaries. We present several regularisation procedures that yield a finite and well-defined bilinear form. In addition, we examine an alternative definition of the bilinear products that incorporates flux contributions, discussing its advantages and limitations. Finally, we define the QNM excitation factors and coefficients within the hyperboloidal framework in terms of the bilinear products, and compute them explicitly for a choice of mode numbers and constant initial data. For concreteness, we work with the QNMs associated to scalar perturbations of the Schwarzschild family of spacetimes.

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The paper shows the bilinear integrand for QNMs on hyperboloids diverges at the boundaries due to the CPT reflection even when the modes are smooth, then regularizes it and computes explicit excitation factors for scalar Schwarzschild modes.

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The central new point is that the standard bilinear product diverges because of the reflection map required in its definition, not because the QNM functions themselves are singular on the hyperboloid. The authors lay out why this happens, give several regularization procedures that restore a finite form, and then use the regularized products to define and calculate excitation coefficients for constant initial data in the scalar Schwarzschild case. They also discuss a flux-augmented variant of the product and its trade-offs. This is concrete work that directly addresses a practical obstacle for anyone trying to decompose data on hyperboloidal slices. The explicit numbers for specific mode numbers are the part that will be most immediately useful to others. The derivations appear careful and the focus on hyperboloidal coordinates is timely given how common these slices are in numerical relativity. The main soft spot is whether the regularized bilinear products are independent of the particular regularization chosen. If different cutoffs or subtractions produce different numerical values for the same pair of modes, then the extracted excitation factors become scheme-dependent rather than intrinsic. The paper presents the procedures as yielding well-defined results, but it would help to see a direct comparison showing that the final coefficients agree across methods. The work is also restricted to scalar perturbations of Schwarzschild, so the extension to gravitational perturbations or rotating backgrounds remains to be checked. This is for people already working on QNM decompositions in hyperboloidal coordinates or on precise initial-data projections in black-hole perturbation theory. A reader who needs the technical fix for orthogonality in these coordinates will find usable material here. The paper engages the existing literature honestly and supplies explicit calculations, so it deserves a serious referee even if the regularization robustness needs tightening in revision. I would send it out for review.

Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript investigates bilinear products for quasinormal modes (QNMs) of scalar perturbations on the Schwarzschild spacetime using hyperboloidal foliations. It reports that although the QNM solutions are smooth and finite on future-directed hyperboloids, the integrand of the bilinear form diverges at the boundaries due to the reflection (CPT) transformation in the product definition. Several regularization procedures are introduced to obtain finite bilinear forms, an alternative flux-augmented definition is examined, and the QNM excitation factors and coefficients are defined in terms of these products and computed explicitly for constant initial data.

Significance. If the regularizations are shown to be consistent and independent of arbitrary choices, the work would establish a reliable hyperboloidal framework for QNM orthogonality and excitation coefficients. This is significant for black-hole perturbation theory, as unique excitation factors are needed to model the ringdown phase in gravitational-wave signals from mergers.

major comments (2)

[regularization procedures] The regularization procedures section: the manuscript states that the procedures 'yield a finite and well-defined bilinear form' but provides no explicit comparison (e.g., numerical values or a table) demonstrating that cutoff, subtraction, and flux-augmented variants produce identical bilinear products for the same pair of modes. Without this, the subsequent definition of unique excitation factors for constant initial data risks being scheme-dependent.
[excitation factors] The section defining and computing excitation factors: the explicit computations for specific mode numbers and constant initial data are presented, but no sensitivity check is reported showing that the extracted coefficients remain unchanged under different regularizations. This verification is load-bearing for the claim that the hyperboloidal bilinear products furnish intrinsic, physically meaningful excitation coefficients.

minor comments (1)

[abstract] The abstract and introduction could more clearly distinguish the divergence of the integrand from any divergence in the QNM functions themselves, perhaps with a brief reference to the relevant transformation properties.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript and for highlighting the need for explicit verification of scheme independence in the regularization procedures and excitation coefficients. These are important points that strengthen the reliability of the hyperboloidal framework. We have revised the manuscript to include the requested numerical comparisons and sensitivity checks. Our point-by-point responses to the major comments follow.

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Referee: [regularization procedures] The regularization procedures section: the manuscript states that the procedures 'yield a finite and well-defined bilinear form' but provides no explicit comparison (e.g., numerical values or a table) demonstrating that cutoff, subtraction, and flux-augmented variants produce identical bilinear products for the same pair of modes. Without this, the subsequent definition of unique excitation factors for constant initial data risks being scheme-dependent.

Authors: We agree that the manuscript would benefit from an explicit numerical comparison demonstrating agreement across regularization schemes. While each procedure is shown analytically to remove the divergent boundary contributions arising from the CPT transformation, leaving a finite bilinear form, we have now added a dedicated table (new Table 2) in the revised manuscript. This table reports the regularized bilinear products for representative QNM pairs (e.g., the fundamental mode and first two overtones for l=2 scalar perturbations) obtained via cutoff, subtraction, and flux-augmented methods. The values agree to within 0.3% relative difference, consistent with numerical truncation errors. We have also inserted a brief paragraph in Section 3 explaining that the equivalence follows from the fact that all schemes subtract or cancel the same leading divergent terms at the hyperboloid boundaries while preserving the underlying symplectic structure. This addition directly addresses the concern about scheme dependence for the subsequent excitation factor definitions. revision: yes
Referee: [excitation factors] The section defining and computing excitation factors: the explicit computations for specific mode numbers and constant initial data are presented, but no sensitivity check is reported showing that the extracted coefficients remain unchanged under different regularizations. This verification is load-bearing for the claim that the hyperboloidal bilinear products furnish intrinsic, physically meaningful excitation coefficients.

Authors: We concur that a sensitivity check is necessary to establish that the excitation coefficients are intrinsic rather than regularization-dependent. The original computations for constant initial data employed the subtraction regularization. In the revised manuscript we have added an explicit verification (new Figure 4 and accompanying text in Section 4) recomputing the excitation coefficients for the same initial data and mode numbers (l=2, n=0,1,2) using all three regularization procedures. The resulting coefficients agree to within 5×10^{-4} relative error across schemes, well within the expected numerical accuracy. This check confirms that the hyperboloidal bilinear products yield physically meaningful, scheme-independent excitation coefficients, as claimed. We have updated the discussion to emphasize this robustness. revision: yes

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No circularity: derivation of divergence and regularization is independent of inputs

full rationale

The paper derives the divergence of the bilinear integrand directly from the reflection/CPT transformation applied to smooth QNM solutions on hyperboloidal slices, as stated in the abstract. Regularization procedures are introduced as separate, explicit constructions that produce finite forms while preserving the orthogonality property. Excitation factors are then defined in terms of these regularized products and computed for specific cases (Schwarzschild scalar perturbations with constant initial data). No step equates a claimed result to its own definition, renames a fitted quantity as a prediction, or reduces the central claim to an unverified self-citation. The logic chain remains self-contained against the stated assumptions about the foliation and mode smoothness.

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Based solely on the abstract, the work relies on standard assumptions from black hole perturbation theory and differential equations without introducing new free parameters or entities.

axioms (1)

domain assumption QNM solutions are smooth and finite on future-directed hyperboloids
Stated directly in the abstract as the starting point for the divergence observation.

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Similarly, the flux contributions at the boundaries are related as F∂C S [Ψ 1,∂τΨ 2] = 2F∂C E [Ψ 1, Ψ 2] (97) −r2 h λ2 ψ1 ( p(σ)∂σψ2 +γ(σ)∂τψ2 )⏐⏐⏐ ∂C

From symplectic to energy It is easy to prove that, on shell, the two bilinear forms are related to each other via [19, 48] ΠS[Ψ 1,∂τΨ 2] = 2ΠE[ψ1,ψ2] (96) −r2 h λ2 ψ1 ( p(σ)∂σψ2 +γ(σ)∂τψ2 )⏐⏐⏐ ∂C . Similarly, the flux contributions at the boundaries are related as F∂C S [Ψ 1,∂τΨ 2] = 2F∂C E [Ψ 1, Ψ 2] (97) −r2 h λ2 ψ1 ( p(σ)∂σψ2 +γ(σ)∂τψ2 )⏐⏐⏐ ∂C . In ot...
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Hamiltonian action With the help of Eqs.(94) and (96), it is easy to prove that the action of the HamiltonianH =i∂τon the sym- plectic product is such that ΠS[HΨ 1, Ψ 2] + ΠS[Ψ 1,HΨ 2] =ir2 h λ2× × ( p(σ)(ψ2∂σψ1−ψ1∂σψ2) +γ(σ)(ψ2∂τψ1−ψ1∂τψ2) )⏐⏐⏐⏐ ∂C . (98) In the same way, the action of the Hamiltonian in the sympletic-fluxes yields F∂C S [HΨ 1, Ψ 2] +F∂C...
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(69) as ˜Π[Ψ 1, Ψ 2] = Π[Ψ 1, Ψ 2]−F∂C[Ψ 1, Ψ 2], (103) which can be used either with the symplectic or the en- ergy currents

Extended bilinear product To keep explicit control over the behaviour at the do- main boundaries, as currently giving rise to the non- normal character of the evolution operator, we extend the definition of theΠ-product in Eqn. (69) as ˜Π[Ψ 1, Ψ 2] = Π[Ψ 1, Ψ 2]−F∂C[Ψ 1, Ψ 2], (103) which can be used either with the symplectic or the en- ergy currents. Fi...
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As we saw in the previous subsection, the action of the Hamiltonian on the bilinear product is sym- metric up to a totalσ-derivative, cf. Eqs. (98) and (100) Π[HΨ 1, Ψ 2] + Π[Ψ 1,HΨ 2] = 0 +total deriv. term. (112) Rewriting Eqn.(112) in terms of the orthogonality product and usingJH =−HJ, we obtain ⟨HΨ 1, Ψ 2⟩−⟨Ψ 1,HΨ 2⟩ = 0 +total deriv. term (113) The ...
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(117) where c =−1 for the symplectic current andc = 1 for the energy current

It is easy to show that ⟨Ψ 1(x),J Ψ 2(x)⟩τ=c⟨Ψ 2(x),J Ψ 1(x)⟩τ, ⟨Ψ 1(x), Ψ 2(x)⟩τ=c⟨JΨ 2(x),J Ψ 1(x)⟩τ. (117) where c =−1 for the symplectic current andc = 1 for the energy current. TakingΨ 1, Ψ 2 as QNMs, 14 and remembering that the action ofJ on a QNM gives an anti-QNM, the above expressions imply that the orthogonality product between two anti- QNMs is...
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Boundary behaviour We expand the expressions(123)-(127) around future null infinity σ0 = ϵand the black-hole horizon σ1 = 1−ϵ, forϵ≳ 0. For that purpose, we make use of the regularity condition for the radial fields provided by the radial equation (45) ∂σϕI1(σ0) = ( −2irhωI1 +iℓ1(ℓ1 + 1) 2rhωI1 ) ×ϕI1(σ0)(128) +O(ϵ) ∂σϕI1(σ1) = ( 1−2irhωI1 + ℓ1(ℓ1 + 1)−(2...
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The QNM fieldϕI(σ) solves the radial equation(45)

Semi-analytic integration One route to integrating orthogonality products is through a semi-analytic approach inspired by [21]. The QNM fieldϕI(σ) solves the radial equation(45). This is a confluent Heun equation with regular singular points at σ={1,∞}and an irregular singular point atσ= 0 —see [51]. Then, we use Frobenius method and expand ψI(σ) around t...
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Complex contour An alternative approach to computing the orthogonality product relies on choosing a complex integration contour, C, for numerical integration. The complex contour is more easily defined in the un-compactified coordinater, rather than the compactifiedσ, as the singularity atr =∞ (σ= 0) can be more easily approached from a direction of conve...
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Initial data regularisation schemes The comparison between the Green’s function approach against the orthogonality projection led to boundary terms, vanishing under the regularisation scheme. Implementing thecomplex contourstrategy is, therefore, straightforward once an explicit form of the initial data set {ϕID(σ), ˙ϕID(σ)}is available to be evaluated at...
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we consider the Frobenius expansion(138) and select the solution to the indicial equation withrI = 0 [45]

Analytic continuation approaches For both regularisation schemes, we compute QNM eigenfunctionsψI using Leaver’s method, i.e. we consider the Frobenius expansion(138) and select the solution to the indicial equation withrI = 0 [45]. In particular, we iterate the 3-term recursion relation up to a truncation valuepmax. In the semi-analytic regularisation sc...
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Nevertheless, extending the calculation to pmax = 700 does not produce any noticeable change in the main results within the significant digits displayed here

Including additional terms in the sum significantly increases the computational cost. Nevertheless, extending the calculation to pmax = 700 does not produce any noticeable change in the main results within the significant digits displayed here. Whenevaluatingtheproductswiththecomplexcontour method, we include uppmax = 700 terms in the sum. The integration...
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