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Foil 11 3: 3+1 Decomposition of Spacetime

From Overview of BBH Simulations Physics Colloquium -- Oct 29 1998. by Scott Klasky
1 Pose the Einstein Field Equations as a Cauchy problem
  • Take the spacetime theory and manipulate the equations to equations which we can numerically model.
  • Slice spacetime into a series of "spacelike" slices in "time".
  • Four degrees of freedom in choosing "coordinate conditions"
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