Published October 21, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

First-order symmetrizable hyperbolic formulations of Einstein's equations including lapse and shift as dynamical fields

Creators

  • 1. Theoretical Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States)

Description

First-order hyperbolic systems are promising as a basis for numerical integration of Einstein's equations. In previous work, the lapse and shift have typically not been considered part of the hyperbolic system and have been prescribed independently. This can be expensive computationally, especially if the prescription involves solving elliptic equations. Therefore, including the lapse and shift in the hyperbolic system could be advantageous for numerical work. In this paper, two first-order symmetrizable hyperbolic systems are presented that include the lapse and shift as dynamical fields and have only physical characteristic speeds

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/19/5153/q22009.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity (ISSN 1361-6382) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
20
Journal Page Range
p. 5153-5162
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
34034298
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CALCULATION METHODS; EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; SPECTRAL SHIFT
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES