Conformal factor
= Conformal factor
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A conformal factor is the positive scalar field multiplying a metric under a conformal rescaling. In numerical relativity one often writes a spatial metric as $\gamma_{ij}=\psi^4\widetilde\gamma_{ij}$.
= Conformal factor
{wiki}
A conformal factor is the positive scalar field multiplying a metric under a conformal rescaling. In numerical relativity one often writes a spatial metric as $\gamma_{ij}=\psi^4\widetilde\gamma_{ij}$.