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We derive a formalism of numerical relativity for higher-dimensional spacetimes and develop numerical codes for simulating a wide variety of five-dimensional (5D) spacetimes for the first time. First, the Baumgarte-Shapiro-Shibata-Nakamura…

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The theory of polar forms of polynomials is used to provide for sharp bounds on the radius of the largest possible disc (absolute stability radius), and on the length of the largest possible real interval (parabolic stability radius), to be…

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This study aims to provide an analytical scheme for computing equilibrium configurations of relativistic stars by solving the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations directly in isotropic polar coordinates, as opposed to the commonly applied…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-06-12 Dániel Barta

To fully unlock the scientific potential of upcoming gravitational wave (GW) interferometers, numerical relativity (NR) simulation accuracy will need to be greatly enhanced. We present three infrastructure-agnostic improvements to the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-19 Zachariah B. Etienne

Numerical heating in particle-in-cell (PIC) codes currently precludes the accurate simulation of cold, relativistic plasma over long periods, severely limiting their applications in astrophysical environments. We present a spatially…

The equations of general relativity in the form of timelike and null geodesics that describe motion of test particles and photons in Kerr spacetime are solved exactly including the contribution from the cosmological constant. We then…

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We study Rotating Boson Star initial data for Numerical Relativity as previously considered by Yoshida and Eriguchi, Lai (arXiv:gr-qc/0410040v2), and Grandclement, Som\'e and Gourgoulhon (arXiv:1405.4837v3). We use a 3 + 1 decomposition as…

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Spherical Harmonic Gaussian type orbitals and Slater functions can be expressed using spherical coordinates or a linear combinations of the appropriate Cartesian functions. General expressions for the transformation coefficients between the…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-07-21 Chiara Ribaldone , Jacques Kontak Desmarais

We present here a relativistic theory of gravity in which the spacetime metric is derived from a single scalar field $\Phi$. The field equation, derived from a simple variational principle, is a non-linear flat-space four-dimensional wave…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Keith Watt , Charles W. Misner

Excision techniques are used in order to deal with black holes in numerical simulations of Einstein equations and consist in removing a topological sphere containing the physical singularity from the numerical domain, applying instead…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-08-27 Isabel Cordero-Carrión , Nicolas Vasset , Jérôme Novak , José Luis Jaramillo

We integrate numerically axially symmetric stationary Einstein equations describing self-gravitating disks around spinless black holes. The numerical scheme is based on a method developed by Shibata, but contains important new ingredients.…

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We present a new fully first order strongly hyperbolic representation of the BSSN formulation of Einstein's equations with optional constraint damping terms. We describe the characteristic fields of the system, discuss its hyperbolicity…

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Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 Eugene Vasiliev , E. Athanassoula

The recently proposed first-order viscous relativistic hydrodynamics formulation by Bemfica, Disconzi, Noronha, and Kovtun (commonly known as the BDNK formulation) has been shown to be causal, stable, strongly hyperbolic, and thus locally…

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A solution to the linear Boltzmann equation satisfies an energy bound, which reflects a natural fact: The energy of particles in a finite volume is bounded in time by the energy of particles initially occupying the volume augmented by the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-01-19 Jonas Bünger , Neeraj Sarna , Manuel Torrilhon

Spin-polarized beams are important for some nuclear and high-energy physics experiments, such as those planned for the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). However, maintaining polarization during the acceleration of a charged-particle beam…

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The application of numerical relativity to cosmological spacetimes is providing new insights into the behavior of Einstein's equations, beyond common approximations. In order for simulations to be performed as accurately and efficiently as…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-10-25 John T. Giblin , James B. Mertens , Glenn D. Starkman

Harmonic slicing has in recent years become a standard way of prescribing the lapse function in numerical simulations of general relativity. However, as was first noticed by Alcubierre (1997), numerical solutions generated using this…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 S. D. Hern

Numerical relativity is the most promising tool for theoretically modeling the inspiral and coalescence of neutron star and black hole binaries, which, in turn, are among the most promising sources of gravitational radiation for future…

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