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In ], a '''quasinormal mode''' is a formal solution of linearized ]s (such as the linearized equations of ] constraining perturbations around a ] solution) with a complex ] (]).<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Quasinormal modes of black holes: From astrophysics to string theory|url = http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/RevModPhys.83.793|journal = Reviews of Modern Physics|date = 2011-07-11|pages = 793–836|volume = 83|issue = 3|doi = 10.1103/RevModPhys.83.793|first = R. A.|last = Konoplya|first2 = Alexander|last2 = Zhidenko|arxiv = 1102.4014 |bibcode = 2011RvMP...83..793K }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Quasi-Normal Modes of Stars and Black Holes|url = http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-1999-2/|website = relativity.livingreviews.org|date = 1999-01-01|accessdate = 2015-10-29|first = Kostas D.|last = Kokkotas|first2 = Bernd G.|last2 = Schmidt}}</ref> In ], a '''quasinormal mode''' is a formal solution of linearized ]s (such as the linearized equations of ] constraining perturbations around a ] solution) with a complex ] (]).<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Quasinormal modes of black holes: From astrophysics to string theory|url = http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/RevModPhys.83.793|journal = Reviews of Modern Physics|date = 2011-07-11|pages = 793–836|volume = 83|issue = 3|doi = 10.1103/RevModPhys.83.793|first = R. A.|last = Konoplya|first2 = Alexander|last2 = Zhidenko|arxiv = 1102.4014 |bibcode = 2011RvMP...83..793K }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Quasi-Normal Modes of Stars and Black Holes|url = http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-1999-2/|website = relativity.livingreviews.org|date = 1999-01-01|accessdate = 2015-10-29|first = Kostas D.|last = Kokkotas|first2 = Bernd G.|last2 = Schmidt|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222231941/http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-1999-2/|archivedate = 2015-12-22|df = }}</ref>


]s have many quasinormal modes (also: ringing modes) that describe the exponential decrease of asymmetry of the black hole in time as it evolves towards the perfect spherical shape. ]s have many quasinormal modes (also: ringing modes) that describe the exponential decrease of asymmetry of the black hole in time as it evolves towards the perfect spherical shape.

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Quasinormal modes (QNM) are the modes of energy dissipation of a perturbed object or field, i.e. they describe perturbations of a field that decay in time.

Example

A familiar example is the perturbation (gentle tap) of a wine glass with a knife: the glass begins to ring, it rings with a set, or superposition, of its natural frequencies — its modes of sonic energy dissipation. One could call these modes normal if the glass went on ringing forever. Here the amplitude of oscillation decays in time, so we call its modes quasi-normal. To a high degree of accuracy, quasinormal ringing can be approximated by

ψ ( t ) e ω t cos ω t {\displaystyle \psi (t)\approx e^{-\omega ^{\prime \prime }t}\cos \omega ^{\prime }t}

where ψ ( t ) {\displaystyle \psi \left(t\right)} is the amplitude of oscillation, ω {\displaystyle \omega ^{\prime }} is the frequency, and ω {\displaystyle \omega ^{\prime \prime }} is the decay rate. The quasinormal frequency is described by two numbers,

ω = ( ω , ω ) {\displaystyle \omega =\left(\omega ^{\prime },\omega ^{\prime \prime }\right)}

or, more compactly

ψ ( t ) Re ( e i ω t ) {\displaystyle \psi \left(t\right)\approx \operatorname {Re} (e^{i\omega t})}
ω = ω + i ω {\displaystyle \omega =\omega ^{\prime }+i\omega ^{\prime \prime }}

Here, ω {\displaystyle \mathbf {\omega } } is what is commonly referred to as the quasinormal mode frequency. It is a complex number with two pieces of information: real part is the temporal oscillation; imaginary part is the temporal, exponential decay.

In certain cases the amplitude of the wave decays quickly, to follow the decay for a longer time one may plot log | ψ ( t ) | {\displaystyle \log \left|\psi (t)\right|}

The sound of quasinormal ringing
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Mathematical Physics

In theoretical physics, a quasinormal mode is a formal solution of linearized differential equations (such as the linearized equations of general relativity constraining perturbations around a black hole solution) with a complex eigenvalue (frequency).

Black holes have many quasinormal modes (also: ringing modes) that describe the exponential decrease of asymmetry of the black hole in time as it evolves towards the perfect spherical shape.

Recently, the properties of quasinormal modes have been tested in the context of the AdS/CFT correspondence. Also, the asymptotic behavior of quasinormal modes was proposed to be related to the Immirzi parameter in loop quantum gravity, but convincing arguments have not been found yet.

Biophysics

In computational biophysics, quasinormal modes, also called quasiharmonic modes, are derived from diagonalizing the matrix of equal-time correlations of atomic fluctuations.

See also

References

  1. Konoplya, R. A.; Zhidenko, Alexander (2011-07-11). "Quasinormal modes of black holes: From astrophysics to string theory". Reviews of Modern Physics. 83 (3): 793–836. arXiv:1102.4014. Bibcode:2011RvMP...83..793K. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.83.793.
  2. Kokkotas, Kostas D.; Schmidt, Bernd G. (1999-01-01). "Quasi-Normal Modes of Stars and Black Holes". relativity.livingreviews.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-10-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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