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Choptuik scaling in null coordinates
A numerical simulation is performed of the gravitational collapse of a
spherically symmetric scalar field. The algorithm uses the null initial value
formulation of the Einstein-scalar equations, but does {\it not} use adaptive
mesh refinement. A study is made of the critical phenomena found by Choptuik in
this system. In particular it is verified that the critical solution exhibits
periodic self-similarity. This work thus provides a simple algorithm that gives
verification of the Choptuik results.Comment: latex (revtex), 6 figures included in the fil
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