Stellar Models in TOP

This page describes the star models supported by TOP as well as the fields defined in the model.

Polytropic Model

Name:poly_ester

Fields:

hh:
hht:
hhz:
hhzz:
hhzt:
lnhht:
lambda:
alpha:
aplat:
omega_K:
omga:
r_t:
r_z:
r_map:
re_t:
re_z:
re_map:
r_zz:
r_zt:
r_tt:
re_zz:
re_zt:
re_tt:
zeta:
cost:
sint:
cott:

ESTER Model

Name:ester

Fields:

zeta:
theta:

CESAM Model

Name:cesam

Fields:

rhom:density \(\rho\)
rhom_z:\(\frac{\partial{\rho}}{\partial{\zeta}}\)
rhom_t:\(\frac{\partial{\rho}}{\partial{\theta}}\)
pm:pressure \(p\)
pm_z:\(\frac{\partial{p}}{\partial{\zeta}}\)
pm_t:\(\frac{\partial{p}}{\partial{\theta}}\)
Gamma1:first adiabatic exponent
NN:Brunt-Vaisala frequency (not perturbated)
NNr:\(\frac{\partial{NN}}{\partial{\zeta}}\)
NNt:\(\frac{\partial{NN}}{\partial{\theta}}\)
pe:pressure potential
pe_z:\(\frac{\partial{pe}}{\partial{\zeta}}\)
pe_t:\(\frac{\partial{pe}}{\partial{\theta}}\)