Name:PLUTO
Description:PLUTO is a modular. Godunov-type code, intended mainly for astrophysical problems. Written in C, it currently supports classical relativistic and magneto fluid dynamics modules in cartesian and curvilinear coordinates in multiple space dimensions.
PLUTO has been expanded with new and original numerical modules developed in the framework of the PI2S2 project. These new modules allow to simulate:
1) the accretion phenomena occurring in young stellar objects;
2) The effects of flares and coronal mass ejections on the dynamics and energetic of protostellar disks in young stars.
The activity has also involved the development of new numerical modules to handle the radiative losses from optically thin plasma and the heating release triggering large flares in stellar coronae.
The team developing and upgrading PLUTO in the framework of the PI2S2 project benefits of the collaborations with researches of the Dipartimento di Fisica Generale di Torino and of the Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino.
Software requirements:
C compiler.
C ++ compiler
The Message-Passing Interface (MPI) library.
Python language, version 2.0 or later.
Array Lib
Figure 1: Effects of a large flare occurring on the protostellar disk of a young star. The figure shows the mass density distribution (gm cm^-3) in the (x,y) plane, in log scale. The magnetic field lines are superimposed (red lines). The white arrows describe the velocity field
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Abstract:PLUTO is a modular. Godunov-type code, intended mainly for astrophysical problems. Written in C, it currently supports classical relativistic and magneto fluid dynamics modules in cartesian and curvilinear coordinates in multiple space dimensions.
<br>
PLUTO has been expanded with new and original numerical modules developed in the framework of the PI2S2 project. These new modules allow to simulate:
<br>1) the accretion phenomena occurring in young stellar objects;
<br>2) The effects of flares and coronal mass ejections on the dynamics and energetic of protostellar disks in young stars.
<br>The activity has also involved the development of new numerical modules to handle the radiative losses from optically thin plasma and the heating release triggering large flares in stellar coronae.
<br>
The team developing and upgrading PLUTO in the framework of the PI2S2 project benefits of the collaborations with researches of the Dipartimento di Fisica Generale di Torino and of the Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino.
<BR><BR><B>Software requirements</B>:
<br>C compiler.
<br>C ++ compiler
<br>The Message-Passing Interface (MPI) library.
<br>Python language, version 2.0 or later.
<br>Array Lib
<br><br>Figure 1: Effects of a large flare occurring on the protostellar disk of a young star. The figure shows the mass density distribution (gm cm^-3) in the (x,y) plane, in log scale. The magnetic field lines are superimposed (red lines). The white arrows describe the velocity field
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Created:2010-05-01
Last updated:2010-05-01
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