3+1 formalism and bases of numerical relativity - LUTh ...
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8.2 Conformal transverse-traceless method 137<br />
where r := x2 + y2 + z2 , ǫ ij<br />
k is the Levi-Civita alternating tensor associated with the flat<br />
metric f <strong>and</strong> (Pi,Sj) = (P1,P2,P3,S1,S2,S3) are six real numbers, which constitute the six<br />
parameters <strong>of</strong> the Bowen-York solution. Notice that since r = 0 on Σ0, the Bowen-York solution<br />
is a regular <strong>and</strong> smooth solution on the entire Σ0.<br />
Example : Choosing Pi = (0,P,0) <strong>and</strong> Si = (0,0,S), where P <strong>and</strong> S are two real numbers,<br />
leads to the following expression <strong>of</strong> the Bowen-York solution:<br />
⎧<br />
⎪⎨<br />
⎪⎩<br />
Xx = − P xy y<br />
+ S<br />
4 r3 r3 Xy = − P<br />
<br />
7 +<br />
4r<br />
y2<br />
r2 <br />
− S x<br />
r3 Xz = − P xz<br />
4 r3 (8.70)<br />
The conformal traceless extrinsic curvature corresponding to the solution (8.69) is deduced from<br />
formula (8.9), which in the present case reduces to Âij = (LX) ij ; one gets<br />
 ij = 3<br />
2r3 <br />
x i P j + x j P i <br />
− f ij − xixj r2 <br />
Pkx k<br />
<br />
+ 3<br />
r5 <br />
ǫ ik lSkx l x j + ǫ jk<br />
lSkx l x i<br />
, (8.71)<br />
where P i := f ij Pj. The tensor Âij given by Eq. (8.71) is called the Bowen-York extrinsic<br />
curvature. Notice that the Pi part <strong>of</strong> Âij decays asymptotically as O(r −2 ), whereas the Si<br />
part decays as O(r −3 ).<br />
Remark : Actually the expression <strong>of</strong> Âij given in the original Bowen-York article [65] contains<br />
an additional term with respect to Eq. (8.71), but the role <strong>of</strong> this extra term is only to<br />
ensure that the solution is isometric through an inversion across some sphere. We are<br />
not interested by such a property here, so we have dropped this term. Therefore, strictly<br />
speaking, we should name expression (8.71) the simplified Bowen-York extrinsic curvature.<br />
Example : Choosing Pi = (0,P,0) <strong>and</strong> Si = (0,0,S) as in the previous example [Eq. (8.70)],<br />
we get<br />
 xx = − 3P<br />
2r3y <br />
1 − x2<br />
r2 <br />
− 6S<br />
Â<br />
xy<br />
r5 (8.72)<br />
xy = 3P<br />
2r3x <br />
1 + y2<br />
r2 <br />
+ 3S<br />
r5 (x2 − y 2 ) (8.73)<br />
 xz = 3P<br />
Â<br />
3S<br />
2r5xyz − yz<br />
r5 (8.74)<br />
yy = 3P<br />
2r3y <br />
1 + y2<br />
r2 <br />
+ 6S<br />
Â<br />
xy<br />
r5 (8.75)<br />
yz = 3P<br />
2r3z <br />
1 + y2<br />
r2 <br />
+ 3S<br />
Â<br />
xz<br />
r5 (8.76)<br />
zz = − 3P<br />
2r3y <br />
1 − z2<br />
r2 <br />
. (8.77)