Numerical Construction of initial data sets for inhomogeneous cosmological space-times with spatial topology of $\mathbb{T}^3$

Author:

Alejandro Estrada, Leon Escobar-Diaz

Keyword:

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)

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date:

2023-09-05 16:00:00

Abstract

In this work, we numerically construct initial data sets for cosmological space-times with a spatial topology of $\mathbb{T}^3$, which are generally inhomogeneous. To do so, we implement a pseudo-spectral approach based on the discrete Fourier transform for numerically solving Einstein's constraint equations in an algebraic-hyperbolic form. We explore the advantages and disadvantages of this method by comparing the numerical solutions with known analytical initial data sets. Furthermore, we obtain new families of initial data sets numerically for different configurations of the boundary values of certain geometric variables.

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