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2014

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Numerical relativity

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Some Mathematical Problems In Numerical Relativity, Maria Babiuc-Hamilton, B´Ela Szilagyi, Jeffrey Winicour Jun 2014

Some Mathematical Problems In Numerical Relativity, Maria Babiuc-Hamilton, B´Ela Szilagyi, Jeffrey Winicour

Maria Babiuc-Hamilton

The main goal of numerical relativity is the long time simulation of highly nonlinear spacetimes that cannot be treated by perturbation theory. This involves analytic, computational and physical issues. At present, the major impasses to achieving global simulations of physical usefulness are of an analytic/ computational nature. We present here some examples of how analytic insight can lend useful guidance for the improvement of numerical approaches.


Binary Black Hole Waveform Extraction At Null Infinity, Maria Babiuc-Hamilton, Jeffrey Winicour, Yosef Zlochower Jun 2014

Binary Black Hole Waveform Extraction At Null Infinity, Maria Babiuc-Hamilton, Jeffrey Winicour, Yosef Zlochower

Maria Babiuc-Hamilton

In this paper, we present a work in progress toward an efficient and economical computational module which interfaces between Cauchy and characteristic evolution codes. Our goal is to provide a standardized waveform extraction tool for the numerical relativity community which will allow CCE to be readily applied to a generic Cauchy code. The tool provides a means of unambiguous comparison between the waveforms generated by evolution codes based upon different formulations of the Einstein equations and different numerical approximation.