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By comparing formal asymptotic expansions with the results of highly accurate numerical simulations using null quasi-spherical (NQS) coordinates, we develop a clear and consistent picture of the structure of the gravitational field for asymptotically flat spacetimes near null infinity. In particular, we find that “generic” space-times (in a sense to be made precise) have Weyl tensor components ψ 0 = O(r −4), ψ 1 = O(r −4 log r), contrary to the Penrose-Sachs peeling hypothesis. This confirms results of Chruściel-MacCallum-Singleton, obtained using Bondi coordinates.
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Bartnik, R.A., Norton, A.H. (2002). Numerical Experiments at Null Infinity. In: Frauendiener, J., Friedrich, H. (eds) The Conformal Structure of Space-Time. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 604. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45818-2_16
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