Characteristic Evolution and Matching
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2016-10-19 v2
Abstract
I review the development of numerical evolution codes for general relativity based upon the characteristic initial value problem. Progress is traced from the early stage of 1D feasibility studies to current 3D black codes that simulate binary black holes. A prime application of characteristic evolution is Cauchy-characteristic matching, which is also reviewed.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0102085,
title = {Characteristic Evolution and Matching},
author = {J. Winicour},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0102085},
year = {2016}
}
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