Solving Einstein's Equation Numerically on Manifolds with Non-Orientable Spatial Slices

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Main Authors: Zhang, Fan, Lindblom, Lee
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Published: 2026
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Lindblom, Lee
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Lindblom, Lee
contents This paper presents solutions to Einstein's equation -- and the numerical methods used to construct them -- that describe simple cosmological models on manifolds with compact non-orientable spatial slices. These solutions have been constructed on a selection of manifolds having positive, negative, and vanishing spatial scalar curvatures. One example is shown to be indistinguishable locally from a homogeneous Friedman cosmological model, others are constructed with significant inhomogeneities. Together these examples are used to explore the strengths and the limitations of the numerical methods used in this study, and to test the code used to implement them.
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spellingShingle Solving Einstein's Equation Numerically on Manifolds with Non-Orientable Spatial Slices
Zhang, Fan
Lindblom, Lee
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
This paper presents solutions to Einstein's equation -- and the numerical methods used to construct them -- that describe simple cosmological models on manifolds with compact non-orientable spatial slices. These solutions have been constructed on a selection of manifolds having positive, negative, and vanishing spatial scalar curvatures. One example is shown to be indistinguishable locally from a homogeneous Friedman cosmological model, others are constructed with significant inhomogeneities. Together these examples are used to explore the strengths and the limitations of the numerical methods used in this study, and to test the code used to implement them.
title Solving Einstein's Equation Numerically on Manifolds with Non-Orientable Spatial Slices
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.22954