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Von Neumann stability analysis, a well-known Fourier-based method, is a widely used technique for assessing stability in numerical computations. However, as noted in "Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations: Finite Difference…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-13 Arun Govind Neelan

The assumption that a solution to the Einstein equations is static (or stationary) very strongly constrains the asymptotic behaviour of the metric. It is shown that one need only impose very weak differentiability and decay conditions {\it…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-04-06 Daniel Kennefick , Niall Ó Murchadha

The coupled Einstein-Dirac equations for a static, spherically symmetric system of two fermions in a singlet spinor state are derived. Using numerical methods, we construct an infinite number of soliton-like solutions of these equations.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-11-19 Felix Finster , Joel Smoller , Shing-Tung Yau

The Einstein static universe has played a central role in a number of emergent scenarios recently put forward to deal with the singular origin of the standard cosmological model. Here we study the existence and stability of the Einstein…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-01 Saulo Carneiro , Reza Tavakol

We extend the notion of numerical stability of finite difference approximations to include hyperbolic systems that are first order in time and second order in space, such as those that appear in Numerical Relativity. By analyzing the symbol…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Gioel Calabrese , Ian Hinder , Sascha Husa

We investigate the relevance of the conformal method by investigating stability issues for the Einstein-Lichnerowicz conformal constraint system in a nonlinear scalar-field setting. We prove the stability of the system with respect to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-02-17 Bruno Premoselli

We study the stability of the isotropic vacuum Friedmann universe in gravity theories with higher-order curvature terms of the form $(R_{ab}R^{ab})^{n}$ added to the Einstein-Hilbert Lagrangian of general relativity on approach to an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Jonathan Middleton , John D. Barrow

We characterize the local instability of pressureless Friedmann spacetimes to radial perturbation at the Big Bang. The analysis is based on a formulation of the Einstein-Euler equations in self-similar variables $(t,\xi)$, with $\xi=r/t$,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-17 Christopher Alexander , Blake Temple , Zeke Vogler

The Einstein vacuum equations on an (n+1)-dimensional toroidal manifold $\mathbb{M}^{n+1}=\mathbb{T}^{n}\times\mathbb{R}^{+}$ reduce to a system of n-dimensional nonlinear ODEs in terms of the set of toroidal radii $(a_{i})_{i=1}^{n}$ or…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-09-15 Steven D Miller

Using an approach similar to arXiv:2409.15460, we give a new proof of the nonlinear stability of de Sitter space as a solution to the Einstein vacuum equations with positive cosmological constant in $n+1$ dimensions, with $n\geq3$. Using…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-06 Maurus Leimbacher

We prove the global stability of the Minkowski space viewed as the trivial solution of the Einstein-Vlasov system. To estimate the Vlasov field, we use the vector field and modified vector field techniques developed in [FJS15; FJS17]. In…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-03-24 David Fajman , Jérémie Joudioux , Jacques Smulevici

We study the static cosmological solutions and their stability at background level in the framework of massive bigravity theory with Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) metrics. By the modification proposed in the cosmological equations…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-05-17 M. Mousavi , F. Darabi

The stability of the Einstein static universe against the homogeneous scalar perturbations in $f(T)$ gravity is analyzed. Both the spatial closed and open universes are considered. We find that the stable Einstein static solutions exist in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-10-05 Puxun Wu , Hongwei Yu

In this article we study the stability problem for the Einstein-Hilbert functional on compact symmetric spaces following and completing the seminal work of Koiso on the subject. We classify in detail the irreducible representations of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-12-15 Uwe Semmelmann , Gregor Weingart

This paper investigates oscillation-free stability conditions of numerical methods for linear parabolic partial differential equations with some example extrapolations to nonlinear equations. Not clearly understood, numerical oscillations…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-01-18 R. Corban Harwood , Mitch Main

A quantitative test for the validity of the semi-classical approximation in gravity is given. The criterion proposed is that solutions to the semi-classical Einstein equations should be stable to linearized perturbations, in the sense that…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Paul R. Anderson , Carmen Molina-Paris , Emil Mottola

We consider a family of conforming space-time finite element discretizations for the wave equation based on splines of maximal regularity in time. Traditional techniques may require a CFL condition to guarantee stability. Recent works by O.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-10-25 Matteo Ferrari , Sara Fraschini

The conformal formulation provides a method for constructing and parametrizing solutions of the Einstein constraint equations by mapping freely chosen sets of conformal data to solutions, provided a certain set of coupled, elliptic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 James Isenberg , Niall Ó Murchadha

Asymptotic stability of small solitons in one dimension is proved in the framework of a discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equation with septic and higher power-law nonlinearities and an external potential supporting a simple isolated…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2008-10-13 P. G. Kevrekidis , D. E. Pelinovsky , A. Stefanov

Metric perturbations the stability of solution of Einstein-Cartan cosmology (ECC) are given. The first addresses the stability of solutions of Einstein-Cartan (EC) cosmological model against Einstein static universe background. In this…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 L. C. Garcia de Andrade