Numerical Methods for the Einstein Equations in Null Quasi-Spherical Coordinates

DOI10.1137/S1064827599356171MaRDI QIDQ4509864zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors R. Bartnik, A. H. Norton

Publication date 19 October 2000

Published in SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9904045

zbMATH Keywords

spherical harmonicsblack holeEinstein equationsconvolution splinepreconditioned elliptic system

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Numerical computation using splines (65D07) Method of lines for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M20) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Spectral, collocation and related methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M70) Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08)

Abstract: We describe numerical techniques used in the construction of our 4th order evolution for the full Einstein equations, and assess the accuracy of representative solutions. The code is based on a null gauge with a quasi-spherical radial coordinate, and simulates the interaction of a single black hole with gravitational radiation. Techniques used include spherical harmonic representations, convolution spline interpolation and filtering, and an RK4 "method of lines" evolution. For sample initial data of "intermediate" size (gravitational field with 19% of the black hole mass), the code is accurate to 1 part in 10^5, until null time z=55 when the coordinate condition breaks down.

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