Numerical Relativity at UT Brownsville

The Numerical Relativity group at UT Brownsville is a major part of the Center for Gravitational-Wave Astronomy (CGWA). Our main research focuses in full 3+1-dimensional numerical relativity are:

Realistic initial data for astrophysical binary black-hole systems
Fourth-order-accurate evolution systems for Einstein's equations
Radiation identification and extraction

We also have a strong effort in perturbative methods. The Lazarus project is aimed at providing a seamless interface between full-numerical 3+1 simulations and perturbative 2+1 Teukolsky evolutions at late times.

Members of the Numerical Relativity Group

Manuela Campanelli

Carlos Lousto

Yosef Zlochower

Bernard Kelly

Gabriela Oropeza

Using Cactus for Numerical Relativity

Enrique Pazos wrote up some notes on using the Cactus code infrastructure for numerical evolutions on multiple-processor machines. These notes can be found here.