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Using Algebraic Computing To Teach General Relativity And Cosmology

Using Algebraic Computing To Teach General Relativity And Cosmology Received: 20 December 2011 The article presents some new aspects and experience on the use of Accepted: 29 March 2012 computer in teaching general relativity and cosmology for undergraduate students (and not only) with some experience in computer manipulation. Keywords: Algebraic computing, Some years ago certain results were reported [1] using old fashioned Cosmology computer algebra platforms but the growing popularity of graphical platforms as Maple and Mathematica forced us to adapt and reconsider our methods and programs. We will describe some simple algebraic programming procedures (in Maple with GrTensorII package) for obtaining and the study of some exact solutions of the Einstein equations in order to convince a dedicated student in general relativity about the utility of a computer algebra system. 1. Introduction Computational physics it is today recognized as a new branch of physics and. A branch of the computational physics I the computational relativity i.e. doing general relativity on the computer. Usualy computational relativity includes both algebraic computing (i.e. manipulation of mathematical expressions as tensors, polynomials, functions, etc. in symbolic form) and numerical computation (i.e. numerical simulations with/of Einstein equations in concrete systems). The main reason for the use of computer facilities in general relativity [2] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of West University of Timisoara - Physics de Gruyter

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Received: 20 December 2011 The article presents some new aspects and experience on the use of Accepted: 29 March 2012 computer in teaching general relativity and cosmology for undergraduate students (and not only) with some experience in computer manipulation. Keywords: Algebraic computing, Some years ago certain results were reported [1] using old fashioned Cosmology computer algebra platforms but the growing popularity of graphical platforms as Maple and Mathematica forced us to adapt and reconsider our methods and programs. We will describe some simple algebraic programming procedures (in Maple with GrTensorII package) for obtaining and the study of some exact solutions of the Einstein equations in order to convince a dedicated student in general relativity about the utility of a computer algebra system. 1. Introduction Computational physics it is today recognized as a new branch of physics and. A branch of the computational physics I the computational relativity i.e. doing general relativity on the computer. Usualy computational relativity includes both algebraic computing (i.e. manipulation of mathematical expressions as tensors, polynomials, functions, etc. in symbolic form) and numerical computation (i.e. numerical simulations with/of Einstein equations in concrete systems). The main reason for the use of computer facilities in general relativity [2]

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Annals of West University of Timisoara - Physics – de Gruyter

Published: Dec 1, 2012

Keywords: Materials Sciences; Modeling and Simulations; Physics; Theoretical and Mathematical Physics; Condensed Matter Physics; Medical Physics

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