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Phys. Rev. D 63, 044007 (2001) [5 pages]

Exact solution for (2+1)-dimensional critical collapse

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David Garfinkle*
Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan 48309

Received 10 August 2000; published 18 January 2001

We find an exact solution in closed form for the critical collapse of a scalar field with a cosmological constant in 2+1 dimensions. This solution agrees with the numerical simulations done by Pretorius and Choputik of this system.

© 2001 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.63.044007
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.63.044007
PACS:
04.20.Jb, 04.40.Nr, 04.60.Kz

*Email address: garfinkl@oakland.edu