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author | knarf <knarf@e0339e42-4067-4b95-aae0-d9cd08a24254> | 2010-01-12 20:51:22 +0000 |
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committer | knarf <knarf@e0339e42-4067-4b95-aae0-d9cd08a24254> | 2010-01-12 20:51:22 +0000 |
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parent | 886431f9a8e9e0d8da17692161377649aaf0b028 (diff) |
move development of EOS_Polytrope and EOS_Hybrid from Whisky to Cactus
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diff --git a/doc/documentation.tex b/doc/documentation.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b8748ce --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/documentation.tex @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +\documentclass{article} + +\begin{document} + +\title{EOS\_Polytrope} +\author{Ian Hawke} +\date{22/4/2002} +\maketitle + +\abstract{EOS\_Polytrope} + +\section{The equations} +\label{sec:eqn} + +This equation provides a polytropic equation of state to thorns using +the CactusEOS interface found in EOS\_Base. As such it's a fake, as +EOS\_Base assumes that, e.g., the pressure is a function of both +density and specific internal energy. Here the pressure is just a +function of the density, and is set appropriately (the specific +internal energy is always ignored). + +The two fluid constants are $K$ ({\tt eos\_k}) and $\Gamma$ ({\tt + eos\_gamma}), which default to 100 and 2 respectively. The formulas +that are applied under the appropriate EOS\_Base function calls are + +\begin{eqnarray} + \label{eq:eosformulas} + P & = & K \rho^{\Gamma} \\ + \epsilon & = & \frac{K \rho^{\Gamma-1}}{\Gamma - 1} \\ + \rho & = & \frac{P}{(\Gamma - 1) \epsilon} \\ + \frac{\partial P}{\partial \rho} & = & K \Gamma \rho^{\Gamma-1} \\ + \frac{\partial P}{\partial \epsilon} & = & 0. +\end{eqnarray} + +To calculate the units of the Cactus quantities and back, remember that +$G=c=M_{\odot}=1$ in Cactus.\\ +Here is one example how to calculate densities: +\begin{equation} + \rho_{\mbox{\tiny Cactus}}=\frac{G^3M_{\odot}^2}{c^6}\cdot \rho + \approx1.6167\cdot10^{-21}\frac{\mbox{m}^3}{\mbox{kg}}\cdot\rho= + 1.6167\cdot10^{-18}\frac{\mbox{cm}^3}{\mbox{g}}\cdot\rho +\end{equation} +and one example for calculating $K$ (for $\Gamma=2$): +\begin{equation} + K_{\mbox{\tiny Cactus}}=\frac{c^4}{G^3M_{\odot}^2}\cdot K + \approx6.8824\cdot10^{-11}\frac{\mbox{m}^5}{\mbox{kg}\cdot\mbox{s}^2}\cdot K= + 6.8824\cdot10^{-4}\frac{\mbox{cm}^5}{\mbox{g}\cdot\mbox{s}^2}\cdot K +\end{equation} + +\include{interface} +\include{param} +\include{schedule} + +\end{document} |