Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
1998-04-24
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
21 pages, 10 figures, revtex, epsfig, improved presentation
Scientific paper
10.1088/0264-9381/16/7/301
This is the first of a series of papers describing a numerical implementation of the conformally rescaled Einstein equation, an implementation designed to calculate asymptotically flat spacetimes, especially spacetimes containing black holes. In the present paper we derive the new first order time evolution equations to be used in the scheme. These time evolution equations can either be written in symmetric hyperbolic or in flux-conservative form. Since the conformally rescaled Einstein equation, also called the conformal field equations, formally allow us to place the grid boundaries outside the physical spacetime, we can modify the equations near the grid boundaries and get a consistent and stable discretisation. Even if we calculate spacetimes containing black holes, there is no need for introducing artifical boundaries in the physical spacetime, which then would complicate, influence, or even exclude the computation of certain spacetime regions.
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