A functional parallelisation of the Spectral Transform Method

Author(s):  
E.A. Chadwick
1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick H. Worley ◽  
John B. Drake

Author(s):  
D. A. Prager ◽  
A. W.-C. Lun

AbstractWe have adapted the Spectral Transform Method, a technique commonly used in non-linear meteorological problems, to the numerical integration of the Robinson-Trautman equation. This approach eliminates difficulties due to the S2 × R+ topology of the equation. The method is highly accurate for smooth data and is numerically robust. Under spectral decomposition the long-time equilibrium state takes a particularly simple form: all nonlinear (l ≥ 2) modes tend to zero. We discuss the interaction and eventual decay of these higher order modes, as well as the evolution of the Bondi mass and other derived quantities. A qualitative comparison between the Spectral Transform Method and two finite difference schemes is given.


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