We describe a simple implementation of black hole excision in 3+1 numerical relativity. We apply this technique to a Schwarzschild black hole with octant symmetry in Eddington-Finkelstein coordinates and show how one can obtain accurate, long-term stable numerical evolutions.
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0008067,
title = {Simple excision of a black hole in 3+1 numerical relativity},
author = {Miguel Alcubierre and Bernd Bruegmann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0008067},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
7 pages, 7 figures, revtex. Incorporates comments made by referee