Characteristic Evolution and Matching

We 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 current 3D black hole codes that run forever. A prime application of characteristic evolution is Cau...

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Main Author: Winicour Jeffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 1998-05-01
Series:Living Reviews in Relativity
Online Access:http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-1998-5