Solving the Teukolsky equation with physics-informed neural networks

Raimon Luna, Juan Calderón Bustillo, Juan José Seoane Martínez, Alejandro Torres-Forné, and José A. Font
Phys. Rev. D 107, 064025 – Published 13 March 2023

Abstract

We use physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) to compute the first quasinormal modes of the Kerr geometry via the Teukolsky equation. This technique allows us to extract the complex frequencies and separation constants of the equation without the need for sophisticated numerical techniques, and with an almost immediate implementation under the pytorch framework. We are able to compute the oscillation frequencies and damping times for arbitrary black hole spins and masses, with accuracy typically below the percentual level as compared to the accepted values in the literature. We find that PINN-computed quasinormal modes are indistinguishable from those obtained through existing methods at signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) larger than 100, making the former reliable for gravitational-wave data analysis in the mid term, before the arrival of third-generation detectors like LISA or the Einstein Telescope, where SNRs of O(1000) might be achieved.

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  • Received 14 December 2022
  • Accepted 24 February 2023

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.107.064025

© 2023 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Gravitation, Cosmology & Astrophysics

Authors & Affiliations

Raimon Luna1, Juan Calderón Bustillo2,3, Juan José Seoane Martínez1, Alejandro Torres-Forné1,4, and José A. Font1,4

  • 1Departamento de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot (València), Spain
  • 2Instituto Galego de Física de Altas Enerxías, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
  • 3Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
  • 4Observatori Astronòmic, Universitat de València, C/ Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna (València), Spain

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Vol. 107, Iss. 6 — 15 March 2023

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