Cactus Code Thorn EOS_Polytrope Author(s) : Ian Hawke Frank Löffler Maintainer(s): Cactus team Licence : LGPL -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Purpose This is a "faked" polytropic equation of state. It is designed to work through the CactusEOS interface. The EoS reads Pressure = eos_k * rho ** (eos_gamma). The specific internal energy is given by the assumption of a perfect fluid.