A new finite element method for spherically symmetric relativistic collapse

DOI10.1016/0021-9991(87)90094-5MaRDI QIDQ579907zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Patrick J. Mann

Publication date 1987

Published in Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9991(87)90094-5

zbMATH Keywords

Einstein's equationsmixed finite element-finite difference numerical methodmoving finite element methodrelativistic spherical collapseRiemann shock tube problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Partial differential equations of mathematical physics and other areas of application (35Q99) Finite difference methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N06) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30) Applications to the sciences (65Z05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25)

Review text

In a previous paper [ibid. 58, 377-394 (1985; Zbl 0579.65133)] the author used a mixed finite element-finite difference numerical method to model relativistic spherical collapse. The method was unsatisfactory in some cases, and a new method is described in this paper. Einstein's equations are written in a standard form, and a weighted residual, moving finite element method is applied to derive a discretization. Tests are made on static and pressureless collapse, in both Newtonian and relativistic situations. Shocks are smoothed using an artificial viscosity, and the results are compared to finite difference codes for the Riemann shock tube problem. Some collapse and bounce models are made, and the resulting shock is investigated. The code seems to be fast and accurate, with reasonable shock descriptions.

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