Ultrarelativistic fluid dynamics

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/17/4/302MaRDI QIDQ4499335zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors David Neilsen, Matthew W. Choptuik

Publication date 30 August 2000

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9904052

zbMATH Keywords

critical phenomenagravitational collapseperfect fluidsultrarelativistic fluid dynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M20) Quantum hydrodynamics and relativistic hydrodynamics (76Y05) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75)

Abstract: This is the first of two papers examining the critical collapse of spherically symmetric perfect fluids with the equation of state P = (Gamma -1)rho. Here we present the equations of motion and describe a computer code capable of simulating the extremely relativistic flows encountered in critical solutions for Gamma <= 2. The fluid equations are solved using a high-resolution shock-capturing scheme based on a linearized Riemann solver.

Review text

This paper describes a computer code for simulating a self-gravitating, relativistic perfect fluid in spherical symmetry, with the equation of state \(P = (\Gamma -1) \rho\), where \(P\) and \(\rho\) are the fluid pressure and the total energy density, respectively and \(\Gamma\) is a constant \(1 < \Gamma \leq 2\). The code was specifically developed to study the critical gravitational collapse of perfect fluids, especially in the limit \(\Gamma \to 2\). The paper includes: (a) the equations of motions solved by the code; (b) the quasi-Roe numerical method for solving the fluid equations; (c) techniques used to maintain physical primitive fluid variables throughout the evolution; (d) a description of the adaptive spatial grid; (e) regularity and boundary conditions for the fluid variables; (f) the discretization of all equations and (g) several tests of the code, among others demonstrating convergence for the dynamic fluid at the threshold of black-hole formation. The results generated by the code are described in the authors paper [Classical Quantum Gravity 17, No. 4, 761-782 (2000; Zbl 0952.83027)].

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• Relativistic gravitational collapse in comoving coordinates: the post-quasistatic approximation
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• Critical phenomena in gravitational collapse
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• Critical phenomena in gravitational collapse
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• Bondian frames to couple matter with radiation
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