1+log slicing in gravitatonal collapse

ORAL

Abstract

Computer simulations using 1+log slicing are performed of the gravitational collapse of a spherically symmetric scalar field. We find that without excision the simulations are in general badly behaved, but that they are well behaved with excision.

–

Authors

  • David Garfinkle

    • Oakland University

  • Carsten Gundlach

    • University of Southampton

  • David Hilditch

    • University of Southampton