General relativistic null-cone evolutions with a high-order scheme

DOI10.1007/S10714-013-1513-1zbMATH Open1269.83014arXiv1208.3891OpenAlexW2068857485MaRDI QIDQ2376014FDOQ2376014

Nigel T. Bishop, D. Pollney, Christian Reisswig

Publication date: 26 June 2013

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a high-order scheme for solving the full non-linear Einstein equations on characteristic null hypersurfaces using the framework established by Bondi and Sachs. This formalism allows asymptotically flat spaces to be represented on a finite, compactified grid, and is thus ideal for far-field studies of gravitational radiation. We have designed an algorithm based on 4th-order radial integration and finite differencing, and a spectral representation of angular components. The scheme can offer significantly more accuracy with relatively low computational cost compared to previous methods as a result of the higher-order discretization. Based on a newly implemented code, we show that the new numerical scheme remains stable and is convergent at the expected order of accuracy.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1208.3891

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zbMATH Keywords

wave propagation and interactionsgravitational-wave astrophysicscharacteristic evolutionsnumerical studies of black holes and black-hole binarieswave generation and sources

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General questions in astronomy and astrophysics (85A04) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Black holes (83C57) Radiative transfer in astronomy and astrophysics (85A25) Gravitational waves (83C35) Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08)

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Uses Software

• Cactus
• Einstein Toolkit
• Carpet

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