Algorithms for computer algebra calculations in spacetime: I. The calculation of curvature

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/13/8/021MaRDI QIDQ4894028zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors D. Pollney, Peter Musgrave, Kevin Santosuosso, Kayll Lake

Publication date 13 November 1996

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9601036

zbMATH Keywords

performance of algorithmscalculation of curvatureGRTensorII

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Symbolic computation and algebraic computation (68W30) Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08) Software, source code, etc. for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-04)

Abstract: We examine the relative performance of algorithms for the calculation of curvature in spacetime. The classical coordinate component method is compared to two distinct versions of the Newman-Penrose tetrad approach for a variety of spacetimes, and distinct coordinates and tetrads for a given spacetime. Within the system GRTensorII, we find that there is no single preferred approach on the basis of speed. Rather, we find that the fastest algorithm is the one that minimizes the amount of time spent on simplification. This means that arguments concerning the theoretical superiority of an algorithm need not translate into superior performance when applied to a specific spacetime calculation. In all cases it is the global simplification strategy which is of paramount importance. An appropriate simplification strategy can change an untractable problem into one which can be solved essentially instantaneously.

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• Computer algebra in spacetime embedding
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• Curvature calculations with spacetime algebra
• An efficient algorithm for the Riemannian 10 j symbols

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Uses Software

• GRTensorII

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