1998/06/23 by Edward Seidel, Seidel, Edward
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #gr-qc
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.gr-qc/9806087
18 pages, 7 figures, To appear in "On the Black Hole Trail" eds. Bala Iyer and Biplab Bhawal (Kluwer)
arxiv created 1998/06/23 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
I describe approaches to the study of black hole spacetimes via numerical relativity. After a brief review of the basic formalisms and techniques used in numerical black hole simulations, I discuss a series of calculations from axisymmetry to full 3D that can be seen as stepping stones to simulations of the full 3D coalescence of two black holes. In particular, I emphasize the interplay between perturbation theory and numerical simulation that build both confidence in present results and tools to aid and to interpret results of future simulations of black hole coalescence.