Global high-order numerical schemes for the time evolution of the general relativistic radiation magneto-hydrodynamics equations

M. R. Izquierdo*, L. Pareschi, B. Miñano, J. Massó, C. Palenzuela

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Abstract

Modeling correctly the transport of neutrinos is crucial in some astrophysical scenarios such as core-collapse supernovae and binary neutron star mergers. In this paper, we focus on the truncated-moment formalism, considering only the first two moments (M1 scheme) within the grey approximation, which reduces Boltzmann seven-dimensional equation to a system of 3 + 1 equations closely resembling the hydrodynamic ones. Solving the M1 scheme is still mathematically challenging, since it is necessary to model the radiation-matter interaction in regimes where the evolution equations become stiff and behave as an advection-diffusion problem. Here, we present different global, high-order time integration schemes based on Implicit-Explicit Runge-Kutta methods designed to overcome the time-step restriction caused by such behavior while allowing us to use the explicit Runge-Kutta commonly employed for the magneto-hydrodynamics and Einstein equations. Finally, we analyze their performance in several numerical tests.

Original languageEnglish
Article number145014
JournalClassical and Quantum Gravity
Volume40
Issue number14
Early online date27 Jun 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jul 2023

Keywords

  • methods: numerical
  • neutrinos
  • radiative transfer
  • relativistic processes
  • software: simulations
  • stars: neutron

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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