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Case: Modeling the Universe with General Relativity

Post by bystander » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:14 pm

Scientists Ditch Approximations, Begin Modeling Universe
with Einstein’s Full Theory of General Relativity

Case Western Reserve University | 2016 June 22
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Research teams on both sides of the Atlantic have shown that precise modeling of the universe and its contents will change the detailed understanding of the evolution of the universe and the growth of structure in it.

One hundred years after Einstein introduced general relativity, it remains the best theory of gravity, the researchers say, consistently passing high-precision tests in the solar system and successfully predicting new phenomena such as gravitational waves, which were recently discovered by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.

The equations of general relativity, unfortunately, are notoriously difficult to solve. For the past century, physicists have used a variety of assumptions and simplifications in order to apply Einstein’s theory to the universe. ...

Research teams on both sides of the Atlantic have shown that precise modeling of the universe and its contents will change the detailed understanding of the evolution of the universe and the growth of structure in it.

One hundred years after Einstein introduced general relativity, it remains the best theory of gravity, the researchers say, consistently passing high-precision tests in the solar system and successfully predicting new phenomena such as gravitational waves, which were recently discovered by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.

The equations of general relativity, unfortunately, are notoriously difficult to solve. For the past century, physicists have used a variety of assumptions and simplifications in order to apply Einstein’s theory to the universe. ...

Scientists’ Breakthrough in Modeling Universe
University of Portsmouth | 2016 June 24

Departures from the FLRW Cosmological Model in an Inhomogeneous Universe:
A Numerical Examination
- John T. Giblin Jr, James B. Mertens, Glenn D. Starkman Integration of Inhomogeneous Cosmological Spacetimes in the BSSN Formalism - James B. Mertens, John T. Giblin Jr, Glenn D. Starkman Effects of Nonlinear Inhomogeneity on the Cosmic Expansion with Numerical Relativity - Eloisa Bentivegna, Marco Bruni
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In a simulation of the universe without commonly made simplifications, <br />galaxy profiles float atop a grid representing the spacetime background <br />shaped by the distribution of matter. Regions of blue color contain more <br />matter, which generates a deeper gravitational potential. Regions devoid <br />of matter, darker in color, have a shallower potential. (Credit: J. Mertens)
In a simulation of the universe without commonly made simplifications,
galaxy profiles float atop a grid representing the spacetime background
shaped by the distribution of matter. Regions of blue color contain more
matter, which generates a deeper gravitational potential. Regions devoid
of matter, darker in color, have a shallower potential. (Credit: J. Mertens)
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