Relativistic simulations of rotational core collapse. I. Methods, initial models, and code tests

Details Relativistic simulations of rotational core collapse. I. Methods, initial models, and code tests Relativistic simulations of rotational core collapse. I. Methods, initial models, and code tests

2002-04-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0204288v1

Astron.Astrophys. 388 (2002) 917-935

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

18 pages, 12 figures

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20020563

We describe an axisymmetric general relativistic code for rotational core collapse. The code evolves the coupled system of metric and fluid equations using the ADM 3+1 formalism and a conformally flat metric approximation of the Einstein equations. The relativistic hydrodynamics equations are formulated as a first-order flux-conservative hyperbolic system and are integrated using high-resolution shock-capturing schemes based on Riemann solvers. We assess the quality of the conformally flat metric approximation for relativistic core collapse and present a comprehensive set of tests which the code successfully passed. The tests include relativistic shock tubes, the preservation of the rotation profile and of the equilibrium of rapidly and differentially rotating neutron stars (approximated as rotating polytropes), spherical relativistic core collapse, and the conservation of rest-mass and angular momentum in dynamic spacetimes. The application of the code to relativistic rotational core collapse, with emphasis on the gravitational waveform signature, is presented in an accompanying paper.

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