Document Type
Honors Project
First Advisor
Dr. Deva O'Neil
Degree Award Date
Spring 2022
Keywords
Statistical Comparison, Observational Data, Simulated, Gravitational Waves, inspiral, merger
Disciplines
Physics
Abstract
The goal of this project is to determine the effective accuracy of a simulation that graphs the gravitational waves emitted from a binary system. The Python program that creates these graphs uses different analytical models to approximate each phase of the model, inspiral and merger. Data from the Gravitational Wave Open Science Center (GWOSC) website regarding an observed event is used to compare to the output of the simulation. Another Python program matches up the two waveforms and calculates a correlation coefficient between the two, which is close to 1, as desired. Additional graphs are simulated using masses that differ from the observed event and when compared with it, produce much lower correlation coefficients, supporting the accuracy of the simulation.
Recommended Citation
Gordon, Matthew, "Statistical Comparison Between Observational Data and Simulated Gravitational Waves" (2022). Honors Projects. 242.
https://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/honors_projects/242
Force Open Access
1