Scale invariance and critical gravitational collapse
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2016-08-25 v2
Abstract
We examine ways to write the Choptuik critical solution as the evolution of scale invariant variables. It is shown that a system of scale invariant variables proposed by one of the authors does not evolve periodically in the Choptuik critical solution. We find a different system, based on maximal slicing. This system does evolve periodically, and may generalize to the case of axisymmetry or of no symmetry at all.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9806052,
title = {Scale invariance and critical gravitational collapse},
author = {David Garfinkle and Ken Meyer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9806052},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
7 pages, 3 figures, Revtex, discussion modified to clarify presentation