Gregory B. Cook
Department of Physics, Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109-7507, U. S. A.
cookgb@wfu.edu
http://www.wfu.edu/~cookgb
(Accepted 26 October 2000)
(Last Amended 15 Dec 2001
)
Initial data are the starting point for any
numerical simulation. In the case of numerical relativity,
Einstein's equations constrain our choices of these initial data.
We will examine several of the formalisms used for specifying
Cauchy initial data in the
decomposition of Einstein's equations. We will then explore how
these formalisms have been used in constructing initial data for
spacetimes containing black holes and neutron stars. In the
topics discussed, emphasis is placed on those issues that are
important for obtaining astrophysically realistic initial data
for compact binary coalescence.
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Initial Data for Numerical Relativity
Gregory B. Cook http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2000-5 © Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. ISSN 1433-8351 Problems/Comments to livrev@aei-potsdam.mpg.de |