Relativistic Scalar Gravity: A Laboratory for Numerical Relativity
arXiv:gr-qc/9910032
Abstract
We present here a relativistic theory of gravity in which the spacetime metric is derived from a single scalar field . The field equation, derived from a simple variational principle, is a non-linear flat-space four-dimensional wave equation which is particularly suited for numerical evolution. We demonstrate that while this theory does not generate results which are exactly identical quantitatively to those of general relativity (GR), many of the qualitative features of the full GR theory are reproduced to a reasonable approximation. The advantage of this formulation lies in the fact that 3D numerical grids can be numerically evolved in minutes or hours instead of the days and weeks required by GR, thus drastically reducing the development time of new relativistic hydrodynamical codes. Scalar gravity therefore serves as a meaningful testbed for the development of larger routines destined for use under the full theory of general relativity.
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