The constraints as evolution equations for numerical relativity

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/21/1/006MaRDI QIDQ4467248zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Adrian P. Gentle, Nathan D. George, Arkady Kheyfets, Warner A. Miller

Publication date 9 June 2004

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0307007

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05)

Abstract: The Einstein equations have proven surprisingly difficult to solve numerically. A standard diagnostic of the problems which plague the field is the failure of computational schemes to satisfy the constraints, which are known to be mathematically conserved by the evolution equations. We describe a new approach to rewriting the constraints as first-order evolution equations, thereby guaranteeing that they are satisfied to a chosen accuracy by any discretization scheme. This introduces a set of four subsidiary constraints which are far simpler than the standard constraint equations, and which should be more easily conserved in computational applications. We explore the manner in which the momentum constraints are already incorporated in several existing formulations of the Einstein equations, and demonstrate the ease with which our new constraint-conserving approach can be incorporated into these schemes.

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