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Elements of Numerical Relativity

By Carles Bona , Carlos Palenzuela-Luque (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2005
ISBN
3540257799, 9783540257790
DOI
10.1007/b135928
ISSN
0075-8450
Open Library ID
OL9055549M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1207736 bytes)
Series
Lecture notes in physics 673
Edition
1
Pages
157\157
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Mathematical and Computational Physics;Relativity

Description

Spurred by the current development of numerous large-scale projects for detecting gravitational radiation, with the aim to open a completely new window to the observable Universe, numerical relativity has become a major field of research over the past years. Indeed, numerical relativity is the standard approach when studying potential sources of gravitational waves, where strong fields and relativistic velocities are part of any physical scenario. This book can be considered a primer for both graduate students and non-specialist researchers wishing to enter the field. Starting from the most basic insights and aspects of numerical relativity, Elements of Numerical Relativity develops coherent guidelines for the reliable and convenient selection of each of the following key aspects: evolution formalism, gauge, initial and boundary conditions as well as various numerical algorithms. The tests and applications proposed in this book can be performed on a standard PC.

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