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diff --git a/doc/documention.tex b/doc/documention.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4f32b81 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/documention.tex @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +\documentclass{article} +\begin{document} + +\title{Time} +\author{Gabrielle Allen} +\date{1999} +\maketitle + +\abstract{Calculates the timestep used for an evolution} + +\section{Purpose} + +This, currently very simple, thorn provides a routine for calculating +the timestep for an evolution based on the spatial Cartesian grid spacing. +This thorn will be extended in the future to include features like +a dynamic Courant condition. The thorn works for up to 3 spatial +dimensions. + +\section{Comments} + +The timestep, which is passed into the Cactus variable {\tt cctk\_delta\_time}, + is calculated by the algorithm +$$ +\Delta t = \mbox{\tt dtfac} * \mbox{min}(\Delta x^i) +$$ + + + + + +% Automatically created from the ccl files by using gmake thorndoc +\include{interface} +\include{param} +\include{schedule} + +\end{document} |