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Choptuik scaling in six dimensions

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-11-19 v1

Abstract

We perform numerical simulations of the critical gravitational collapse of a spherically symmetric scalar field in 6 dimensions. The critical solution has discrete self-similarity. We find the critical exponent \gamma and the self-similarity period \Delta.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9908044,
  title  = {Choptuik scaling in six dimensions},
  author = {David Garfinkle and Curt Cutler and G. Comer Duncan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9908044},
  year   = {2010}
}

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8 pages, 3 figures RevTex