Elements of Numerical Relativity and Relativistic Hydrodynamics From Einstein' s Equations to Astrophysical Simulations /

• Main Authors: Bona, Carles (Author), Palenzuela-Luque, Carlos (Author), Bona-Casas, Carles (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 783
• Subjects: Physics.; Computer mathematics.; Gravitation.; Astrophysics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Numerical and Computational Physics.; Computational Science and Engineering.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.

Many large-scale projects for detecting gravitational radiation are currently being developed, all with the aim of opening a new window onto the observable Universe. As a result, numerical relativity has recently become a major field of research, and Elements of Numerical Relativity and Relativistic...

Table of Contents:

• The 4D Spacetime
• The Evolution Formalism
• Free Evolution
• First-Order Hyperbolic Systems
• Numerical Methods
• Black Hole Simulations
• Matter Spacetimes.