Effective source approach to self-force calculations

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/28/13/134010zbMATH Open1219.83099arXiv1101.2925OpenAlexW3102525546MaRDI QIDQ3086992FDOQ3086992

Authors: Ian Vega, Barry Wardell, Peter Diener 

Publication date: 1 August 2011

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Numerical evaluation of the self-force on a point particle is made difficult by the use of delta functions as sources. Recent methods for self-force calculations avoid delta functions altogether, using instead a finite and extended "effective source" for a point particle. We provide a review of the general principles underlying this strategy, using the specific example of a scalar point charge moving in a black hole spacetime. We also report on two new developments: (i) the construction and evaluation of an effective source for a scalar charge moving along a generic orbit of an arbitrary spacetime, and (ii) the successful implementation of hyperboloidal slicing that significantly improves on previous treatments of boundary conditions used for effective-source-based self-force calculations. Finally, we identify some of the key issues related to the effective source approach that will need to be addressed by future work.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1101.2925

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Black holes (83C57) Gravitational waves (83C35) Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08)

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