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3+1 Formalism in General Relativity [electronic resource] : Bases of Numerical Relativity / by Eric Gourgoulhon.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Lecture Notes in Physics ; 846Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012Description: XVII, 294 p. 29 illus. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783642245251
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 530.1 23
LOC classification:
  • QC1-999
Online resources:
Contents:
Basic Differential Geometry -- Geometry of Hypersurfaces -- Geometry of Foliations -- 3+1 decomposition of Einstein Equation -- 3+1 Equations for Matter and Electromagnetic Field -- Conformal Decompositon -- Asymptotic Flatness and Global Quantities -- The Initial Data Problem -- Choice of Foliation and Spatial Coordiinates -- Evolution Schemes -- Conformal Killing Operator and Conformal Vector Laplacian -- Sage Codes.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This graduate-level, course-based text is devoted to the 3+1 formalism of general relativity, which also constitutes the theoretical foundations of numerical relativity. The book starts by establishing the mathematical background (differential geometry, hypersurfaces embedded in space-time, foliation of space-time by a family of space-like hypersurfaces), and then turns to the 3+1 decomposition of the Einstein equations, giving rise to the Cauchy problem with constraints, which constitutes the core of 3+1 formalism. The ADM Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity is also introduced at this stage. Finally, the decomposition of the matter and electromagnetic field equations is presented, focusing on the astrophysically relevant cases of a perfect fluid and a perfect conductor (ideal magnetohydrodynamics). The second part of the book introduces more advanced topics: the conformal transformation of the 3-metric on each hypersurface and the corresponding rewriting of the 3+1 Einstein equations, the Isenberg-Wilson-Mathews approximation to general relativity, global quantities associated with asymptotic flatness (ADM mass, linear and angular momentum) and with symmetries (Komar mass and angular momentum). In the last part, the initial data problem is studied, the choice of spacetime coordinates within the 3+1 framework is discussed and various schemes for the time integration of the 3+1 Einstein equations are reviewed. The prerequisites are those of a basic general relativity course with calculations and derivations presented in detail, making this text complete and self-contained. Numerical techniques are not covered in this book.
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Basic Differential Geometry -- Geometry of Hypersurfaces -- Geometry of Foliations -- 3+1 decomposition of Einstein Equation -- 3+1 Equations for Matter and Electromagnetic Field -- Conformal Decompositon -- Asymptotic Flatness and Global Quantities -- The Initial Data Problem -- Choice of Foliation and Spatial Coordiinates -- Evolution Schemes -- Conformal Killing Operator and Conformal Vector Laplacian -- Sage Codes.

This graduate-level, course-based text is devoted to the 3+1 formalism of general relativity, which also constitutes the theoretical foundations of numerical relativity. The book starts by establishing the mathematical background (differential geometry, hypersurfaces embedded in space-time, foliation of space-time by a family of space-like hypersurfaces), and then turns to the 3+1 decomposition of the Einstein equations, giving rise to the Cauchy problem with constraints, which constitutes the core of 3+1 formalism. The ADM Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity is also introduced at this stage. Finally, the decomposition of the matter and electromagnetic field equations is presented, focusing on the astrophysically relevant cases of a perfect fluid and a perfect conductor (ideal magnetohydrodynamics). The second part of the book introduces more advanced topics: the conformal transformation of the 3-metric on each hypersurface and the corresponding rewriting of the 3+1 Einstein equations, the Isenberg-Wilson-Mathews approximation to general relativity, global quantities associated with asymptotic flatness (ADM mass, linear and angular momentum) and with symmetries (Komar mass and angular momentum). In the last part, the initial data problem is studied, the choice of spacetime coordinates within the 3+1 framework is discussed and various schemes for the time integration of the 3+1 Einstein equations are reviewed. The prerequisites are those of a basic general relativity course with calculations and derivations presented in detail, making this text complete and self-contained. Numerical techniques are not covered in this book.

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