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@@ -7,36 +7,48 @@ IMPLEMENTS: SphericalSurface
PUBLIC:
-# to be defined by the setting thorn
+# To be defined by the setting thorn.
+# Suggested meanings:
+# zero: No surface is provided at this time step
+# negative: No surface could be found at this time step
+# positive: The surface data are valid
CCTK_INT sf_valid[nsurfaces] TYPE=scalar
CCTK_REAL sf_info[nsurfaces] TYPE=scalar
{
+ # The following are covariant quantities:
+
+ # proper area:
+ # A := int(S) sqrt(q) dS
+ # with q_ij the 2-metric on the surface
+ sf_area
+
+
+
# The following are coordinate-dependent quantities:
- # monopole moment; M := sqrt(A / 4pi) (average coordinate radius)
- # with the coordinate area A := int(S) dS
+ # monopole moment (average coordinate radius):
+ # M := int(S) h ds / A
sf_mean_radius
- sf_min_radius sf_max_radius
- # dipole moment; D^i := int(S) x^i dS / A
+ # dipole moment:
+ # D^i := int(S) x^i dS / A
sf_centroid_x sf_centroid_y sf_centroid_z
- # quadrupole moment; Q^ij := int(S) y^i y^j dS / A with y^i := x^i - D^i
+ # quadrupole moment:
+ # Q^ij := int(S) y^i y^j dS / A with y^i := x^i - D^i
sf_quadrupole_xx sf_quadrupole_xy sf_quadrupole_xz
sf_quadrupole_yy sf_quadrupole_yz sf_quadrupole_zz
-
- # bounding box
- sf_min_x sf_min_y sf_min_z sf_max_x sf_max_y sf_max_z
-
- # The following are covariant quantities:
- # area; A := int(S) sqrt(q) dS with q_ij the 2-metric on the surface
- sf_area
+ # minimum and maximum coordinate radius
+ sf_min_radius sf_max_radius
+
+ # bounding box
+ sf_min_x sf_min_y sf_min_z sf_max_x sf_max_y sf_max_z
} "Surface information"