Characteristic Evolution and Matching

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Winicour, Jeffrey [1 ,2 ]
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[1] Albert Einstein Inst, Max Planck Inst Gravitat Phys, D-14476 Golm, Germany
[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Phys & Astron, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
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美国国家科学基金会;
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10.12942/lrr-2005-10
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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I review the development of numerical evolution codes for general relativity based upon the characteristic initial value problem. Progress is traced from the early stage of 1D feasibility studies to 2D axisymmetric codes that accurately simulate the oscillations and gravitational collapse of relativistic stars and to current 3D codes that provide pieces of a binary black hole spacetime. A prime application of characteristic evolution is to compute waveforms via Cauchy-characteristic matching, which is also reviewed.
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