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Computational General Relativity in the Wolfram Language using Gravitas II: ADM Formalism and Numerical Relativity
Research Paper Jonathan Gorard Research Paper Jonathan Gorard

Computational General Relativity in the Wolfram Language using Gravitas II: ADM Formalism and Numerical Relativity

Jonathan Gorard

This paper introduces the Gravitas computational general relativity framework's numerical subsystem, emphasizing its ability to perform 3 + 1 spacetime decompositions via the ADM formalism, handle complex simulations of gravitational phenomena like binary black hole mergers, and leverage adaptive refinement algorithms based on hypergraph rewriting within the Wolfram Language.

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Faster than Light in Our Model of Physics: Some Preliminary Thoughts
Computational Essay Stephen Wolfram Computational Essay Stephen Wolfram

Faster than Light in Our Model of Physics: Some Preliminary Thoughts

Stephen Wolfram

“So you think you have a fundamental theory of physics. Well, then tell us if warp drive is possible!” Despite the hopes and assumptions of science fiction, real physics has for at least a century almost universally assumed that no genuine effect can ever propagate through physical space any faster than light. But is this actually true? We’re now in a position to analyze this in the context of our model for fundamental physics. And I’ll say at the outset that it’s a subtle and complicated question, and I don’t know the full answer yet.

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