Spectral methods for numerical relativity

Initial value problems for second-order hyperbolic equations (35L15) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Black holes (83C57) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-02) Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08)

Abstract: Equations arising in General Relativity are usually too complicated to be solved analytically and one has to rely on numerical methods to solve sets of coupled partial differential equations. Among the possible choices, this paper focuses on a class called spectral methods where, typically, the various functions are expanded onto sets of orthogonal polynomials or functions. A theoretical introduction on spectral expansion is first given and a particular emphasis is put on the fast convergence of the spectral approximation. We present then different approaches to solve partial differential equations, first limiting ourselves to the one-dimensional case, with one or several domains. Generalization to more dimensions is then discussed. In particular, the case of time evolutions is carefully studied and the stability of such evolutions investigated. One then turns to results obtained by various groups in the field of General Relativity by means of spectral methods. First, works which do not involve explicit time-evolutions are discussed, going from rapidly rotating strange stars to the computation of binary black holes initial data. Finally, the evolutions of various systems of astrophysical interest are presented, from supernovae core collapse to binary black hole mergers.

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