Spectral Cauchy-characteristic extraction of the gravitational wave news function
Kevin Barkett, Jordan Moxon, Mark Scheel, Béla Szilágyi
Abstract
We present an improved spectral algorithm for Cauchy-characteristic extraction and characteristic evolution of gravitational waves in numerical relativity. The new algorithms improve spectral convergence both at the poles of the spherical-polar grid and at future null infinity, as well as increase the temporal resolution of the code. The key to the success of these algorithms is a new set of high-accuracy tests, which we present here. We demonstrate the accuracy of the code and compare with the existing pittnull implementation.
Topics & Concepts
Cauchy distributionConvergence (economics)Null (SQL)Gravitational waveCode (set theory)GridAlgorithmSet (abstract data type)Function (biology)Numerical relativityInfinityGravitationMathematicsPhysicsComputer scienceApplied mathematicsMathematical analysisClassical mechanicsGeometryData miningAstrophysicsEvolutionary biologyBiologyEconomic growthEconomicsProgramming languagePulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesGeophysics and Gravity Measurements