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An axisymmetric evolution code for the Einstein equations on hyperboloidal slices

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-01-15 v2

Abstract

We present the first stable dynamical numerical evolutions of the Einstein equations in terms of a conformally rescaled metric on hyperboloidal hypersurfaces extending to future null infinity. Axisymmetry is imposed in order to reduce the computational cost. The formulation is based on an earlier axisymmetric evolution scheme, adapted to time slices of constant mean curvature. Ideas from a previous study by Moncrief and the author are applied in order to regularize the formally singular evolution equations at future null infinity. Long-term stable and convergent evolutions of Schwarzschild spacetime are obtained, including a gravitational perturbation. The Bondi news function is evaluated at future null infinity.

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@article{arxiv.0910.0139,
  title  = {An axisymmetric evolution code for the Einstein equations on hyperboloidal slices},
  author = {Oliver Rinne},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.0139},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

21 pages, 4 figures. Minor additions, updated to agree with journal version

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