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Overtones and Nonlinearities in Binary Black Hole Ringdowns

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arxiv 2411.11269 v2 pith:AHG3Q5WN submitted 2024-11-18 gr-qc

Overtones and Nonlinearities in Binary Black Hole Ringdowns

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Using high-accuracy numerical relativity waveforms, we confirm the presence of numerous overtones of the $\ell=2$, $m=2$ quasinormal mode early in the ringdown of binary black hole mergers. We do this by demonstrating the stability of the mode amplitudes at different fit times, ruling out the possibility that a linear superposition of modes unphysically fits a highly nonlinear part of the waveform. We also find a number of previously unidentified subdominant second-order quasinormal modes in the $(2,2)$ mode. Even though these modes are mathematically nonlinear, they nevertheless confirm the validity of perturbation theory as a good approximation for describing much of the ringdown.

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