Axisymmetric boson stars in the conformally flat approximation

Axisymmetric boson stars in the conformally flat approximation

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In this thesis, boson stars are studied under the conformally flat approximation for the metric. Numerical simulations are used to extract solutions. The geometry is solved for using the constraint equations of general relativity and a generalization of the Klein-Gordon equation is used to evolve...

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Main Author: Rousseau, Bruno
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15321
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-BVAU.2429-153212014-03-14T15:48:17Z Axisymmetric boson stars in the conformally flat approximation Rousseau, Bruno In this thesis, boson stars are studied under the conformally flat approximation for the metric. Numerical simulations are used to extract solutions. The geometry is solved for using the constraint equations of general relativity and a generalization of the Klein-Gordon equation is used to evolve the matter fields. Type I critical phenomena is studied in the context of this approximation in axisymmetry by perturbing a boson star with a real massless scalar field. 2009-11-20T01:18:25Z 2009-11-20T01:18:25Z 2003 2009-11-20T01:18:25Z 2004-05 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15321 eng UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/]
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description In this thesis, boson stars are studied under the conformally flat approximation for the metric. Numerical simulations are used to extract solutions. The geometry is solved for using the constraint equations of general relativity and a generalization of the Klein-Gordon equation is used to evolve the matter fields. Type I critical phenomena is studied in the context of this approximation in axisymmetry by perturbing a boson star with a real massless scalar field.
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Axisymmetric boson stars in the conformally flat approximation
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title Axisymmetric boson stars in the conformally flat approximation
title_short Axisymmetric boson stars in the conformally flat approximation
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