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authorschnetter <schnetter@e296648e-0e4f-0410-bd07-d597d9acff87>2004-11-02 22:03:36 +0000
committerschnetter <schnetter@e296648e-0e4f-0410-bd07-d597d9acff87>2004-11-02 22:03:36 +0000
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For model Minkowski/gauge wave:
Document how omega should be chosen for a diagonal plane wave. git-svn-id: http://svn.einsteintoolkit.org/cactus/EinsteinInitialData/Exact/trunk@213 e296648e-0e4f-0410-bd07-d597d9acff87
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\item $\lambda = \verb|Minkowski_gauge_wave__lambda|$, the wavelength
\item $\delta = \verb|Minkowski_gauge_wave__phase|$, the phase shift
\end{itemize}
+A plane wave has $\omega = \pm \lambda$ for a wave that travels in the
+$x$ direction, and $\omega = \pm \lambda \sqrt{2}$ for a diagonal wave.
If the Boolean parameter \verb|Minkowski_gauge_wave__diagonal| is true,
then we make the gauge wave travel diagonally across the grid by the