Covariant formulations of Baumgarte, Shapiro, Shibata, and Nakamura and the standard gauge

J. David Brown
Phys. Rev. D 79, 104029 – Published 27 May 2009

Abstract

The Baumgarte-Shapiro-Shibata-Nakamura (BSSN) and standard gauge equations are written in covariant form with respect to spatial coordinate transformations. The BSSN variables are defined as tensors with no density weights. This allows us to evolve a given set of initial data using two different coordinate systems and to relate the results using the familiar tensor transformation rules. Two variants of the covariant equations are considered. These differ from one another in the way that the determinant of the conformal metric is evolved.

  • Received 17 March 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.79.104029

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

J. David Brown

  • Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA

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Vol. 79, Iss. 10 — 15 May 2009

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