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mhd shock tube.

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PARAMETER GROUP

Build

67 parameters
build.analysis.fof.secondary_link_type_mask

secondary link type mask

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Particle-type bit mask attached to nearest FoF primary tracers.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Validation {.} >= 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Validation condition
{.} >= 0

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:393
Declaration
secondary_link_type_mask int = 0
build.geometry.spherical_one_dimensional

spherical one dimensional

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Use one-dimensional spherical geometry.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Uses the first coordinate as radius under spherical symmetry.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Uses the first coordinate as radius under spherical symmetry.
Requires
build.geometry.one_dimensional

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:41
Declaration
spherical_one_dimensional bool = false

Notes

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build.geometry.static_mesh

static mesh

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Use a static Voronoi mesh.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Performance impact
Disables domain decomposition by default; mesh-generating points have zero velocity.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:49
Declaration
static_mesh bool = false

Notes

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build.gravity.cell_center_evaluation

cell center evaluation

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Evaluate cell gravity at geometric centres; requires hierarchical gravity.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Requires
build.gravity.hierarchical

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:122
Declaration
cell_center_evaluation bool = false

Notes

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build.gravity.direct_summation

direct summation

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Allow direct summation for small active particle sets.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Performance impact
Avoids tree-walk overhead for sufficiently small active particle sets.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:128
Declaration
direct_summation bool = false

Notes

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build.gravity.direct_summation.threshold

threshold

EFFECTIVE VALUE3000

Active-particle threshold below which direct gravity summation is used.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Validation {.} > 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Validation condition
{.} > 0
Recommended range
Positive; Arepo's documented default is 3000 active particles.
Performance impact
Increasing the threshold selects direct summation for more active-particle sets.
Requires
build.gravity.direct_summation

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:135
Declaration
threshold int = 3000

Notes

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build.gravity.evaluate_potential

evaluate potential

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Calculate gravitational potentials.

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Type bool

Scientific impact Enables potential-energy diagnostics for global energy-conservation tests.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Enables potential-energy diagnostics for global energy-conservation tests.
Performance impact
Computes potential energy whenever global statistics are measured.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:221
Declaration
evaluate_potential bool = false

Notes

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build.gravity.hierarchical

hierarchical

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Use hierarchical gravity time integration.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Uses hierarchical splitting of gravitational time integration.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Uses hierarchical splitting of gravitational time integration.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:115
Declaration
hierarchical bool = false

Notes

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build.gravity.individual_softening_type_mask

individual softening type mask

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Particle-type bit mask selecting individual gravity softening.

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Type int64

Scientific impact Assigns selected particle types a softening based on mass relative to type 1; primarily useful for zoom simulations.

Validation {.} >= 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Validation condition
{.} >= 0
Scientific impact
Assigns selected particle types a softening based on mass relative to type 1; primarily useful for zoom simulations.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:154
Declaration
individual_softening_type_mask int = 0

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build.gravity.multiple_node_softening

multiple node softening

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Retain component-specific softenings when using softened tree nodes.

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Type bool

Scientific impact Approximates component centres of mass separately when evaluating softened node-particle interactions.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Approximates component centres of mass separately when evaluating softened node-particle interactions.
Performance impact
Can avoid a substantial tree-walk penalty from opening softened nodes, but stores component masses per tree node.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:145
Declaration
multiple_node_softening bool = false

Notes

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build.gravity.particle_mesh.enlarge_high_resolution_region

enlarge high resolution region

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Expansion factor for the TreePM high-resolution region.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Performance impact
A larger buffer reduces expensive high-resolution mesh-geometry recalculations for expanding particle sets.
Requires
build.gravity.particle_mesh.high_resolution_type_mask

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:193
Declaration
enlarge_high_resolution_region float = 0

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build.gravity.particle_mesh.grid_resolution

grid resolution

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Particle-mesh cells per dimension; zero is disabled.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Scientific impact Enables TreePM, using PM for long-range and the tree for short-range forces.

Validation {.} >= 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Validation condition
{.} >= 0
Recommended range
At least 256 for TreePM accuracy; powers of two are fastest for FFTs.
Scientific impact
Enables TreePM, using PM for long-range and the tree for short-range forces.
Performance impact
Larger grids increase PM-force resolution, memory use, and FFT cost.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:166
Declaration
grid_resolution int = 0

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build.gravity.particle_mesh.high_resolution_grid_boost

high resolution grid boost

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Resolution multiplier for a zoom TreePM grid.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Performance impact
Changes high-resolution FFT mesh size in proportion to PMGRID.
Requires
build.gravity.particle_mesh.high_resolution_type_mask

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:201
Declaration
high_resolution_grid_boost int = 0

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build.gravity.particle_mesh.high_resolution_type_mask

high resolution type mask

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Particle-type mask defining the TreePM high-resolution region.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Scientific impact Adds a high-resolution Fourier mesh around the selected particle types for zoom simulations.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Adds a high-resolution Fourier mesh around the selected particle types for zoom simulations.
Requires
build.gravity.particle_mesh.grid_resolution

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:185
Declaration
high_resolution_type_mask int = 0

Notes

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build.gravity.particle_mesh.short_range_cutoff

short range cutoff

EFFECTIVE VALUE4.5

TreePM short-range cutoff in particle-mesh cell units.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Validation {.} > 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Validation condition
{.} > 0
Rationale
4.5 mesh cells is Arepo's documented default.
Performance impact
Larger cutoffs extend the tree calculation further from each particle.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:176
Declaration
short_range_cutoff float = 4.5

Notes

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build.gravity.particle_mesh.zoom_optimized

zoom optimized

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Use the TreePM algorithm optimized for cosmological zoom simulations.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Performance impact
Uses a communication algorithm robust to clustered zoom data, but slower than the default for homogeneous periodic boxes.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:209
Declaration
zoom_optimized bool = false

Notes

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build.gravity.softening_types

softening types

EFFECTIVE VALUE6

Number of available gravitational-softening families.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Scientific impact Defines the available gravity-softening families that particle types may share.

Validation {.} >= 2

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Validation condition
{.} >= 2
Rationale
Defaults to Arepo's NTYPES (six in this source tree) when NSOFTTYPES is omitted; must match the configured SofteningComovingTypeN entries.
Scientific impact
Defines the available gravity-softening families that particle types may share.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:229
Declaration
softening_types int = 6
Modified at
profile.dip:20
Modification
softening_types = 6

Notes

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build.io.reduced_flush

reduced flush

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Reduce log-file flush frequency.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Performance impact
Reduces filesystem flush activity by avoiding flushes at every synchronization point.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:281
Declaration
reduced_flush bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:23
Modification
reduced_flush = false

Notes

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build.mesh.adaptive_hydro_softening

adaptive hydro softening

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Compile adaptive gas-cell gravitational softening.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Varies hydro-cell softening with cell radius using the runtime adaptive-softening table.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Varies hydro-cell softening with cell radius using the runtime adaptive-softening table.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:328
Declaration
adaptive_hydro_softening bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:27
Modification
adaptive_hydro_softening = false

Notes

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build.mesh.center_of_mass_drift

center of mass drift

EFFECTIVE VALUEtrue

Regularize mesh-generating-point drift from cell centres of mass.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:340
Declaration
center_of_mass_drift bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:29
Modification
center_of_mass_drift = true
build.mesh.drift_limited_by_sound_speed

drift limited by sound speed

EFFECTIVE VALUEtrue

Limit centre-of-mass regularization by local sound speed.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Requires
build.mesh.center_of_mass_drift

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:345
Declaration
drift_limited_by_sound_speed bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:30
Modification
drift_limited_by_sound_speed = true

Notes

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build.mesh.face_angle_regularization

face angle regularization

EFFECTIVE VALUEtrue

Regularize mesh cells using their maximum face angle.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:335
Declaration
face_angle_regularization bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:28
Modification
face_angle_regularization = true
build.mesh.no_refine_background_grid

no refine background grid

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Exclude the background grid from refinement.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Prevents derefinement of sufficiently large background cells in cosmological zoom simulations.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Prevents derefinement of sufficiently large background cells in cosmological zoom simulations.
Requires
build.mesh.refinement

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:359
Declaration
no_refine_background_grid bool = false

Notes

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build.mesh.refinement

refinement

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Compile cell refinement and derefinement.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Enables dynamic cell refinement and derefinement; the default target is gas-cell mass.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Enables dynamic cell refinement and derefinement; the default target is gas-cell mass.
Conflicts with
build.geometry.one_dimensional

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:320
Declaration
refinement bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:26
Modification
refinement = false

Notes

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build.mesh.volume_refinement

volume refinement

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Compile volume-limited mesh refinement.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Enforces absolute cell-volume bounds and a maximum neighbouring-cell volume contrast.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Enforces absolute cell-volume bounds and a maximum neighbouring-cell volume contrast.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:352
Declaration
volume_refinement bool = false

Notes

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build.numerics.riemann_hlld

riemann hlld

EFFECTIVE VALUEtrue

Use the HLLD Riemann solver for ideal MHD.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Selects the HLLD approximate Riemann solver required for MHD.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Selects the HLLD approximate Riemann solver required for MHD.
Requires
build.physics.magnetohydrodynamics

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:373
Declaration
riemann_hlld bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:32
Modification
riemann_hlld = true

Notes

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build.physics.adiabatic_index

adiabatic index

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Compile-time gas adiabatic index; zero selects Arepo's default.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Sets the equation-of-state adiabatic index for ideal hydrodynamics.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Rationale
A value of zero delegates to Arepo's ideal-hydrodynamics default of 5/3.
Scientific impact
Sets the equation-of-state adiabatic index for ideal hydrodynamics.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:101
Declaration
adiabatic_index float = 0

Notes

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build.physics.cooling

cooling

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Compile radiative cooling and UV-background support.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Enables primordial cooling physics and conversions to proper cgs quantities.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Enables primordial cooling physics and conversions to proper cgs quantities.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:57
Declaration
cooling bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:12
Modification
cooling = false

Notes

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build.physics.jeans_cell_stability

jeans cell stability

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Enforce the Jeans-stability temperature floor for gas cells.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Imposes an adaptive temperature floor intended to keep the Jeans length resolved.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Imposes an adaptive temperature floor intended to keep the Jeans length resolved.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:71
Declaration
jeans_cell_stability bool = false

Notes

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build.physics.magnetohydrodynamics

magnetohydrodynamics

EFFECTIVE VALUEtrue

Compile ideal magnetohydrodynamics.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Evolves ideal MHD; a zero initial magnetic field remains zero under the ideal-MHD equations.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Evolves ideal MHD; a zero initial magnetic field remains zero under the ideal-MHD equations.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:78
Declaration
magnetohydrodynamics bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:14
Modification
magnetohydrodynamics = true

Notes

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build.physics.magnetohydrodynamics.powell_cleaning

powell cleaning

EFFECTIVE VALUEtrue

Use Powell eight-wave divergence-control terms for MHD.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Adds Powell eight-wave divergence-control terms to the MHD equations.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Adds Powell eight-wave divergence-control terms to the MHD equations.
Requires
build.physics.magnetohydrodynamics

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:85
Declaration
powell_cleaning bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:15
Modification
powell_cleaning = true

Notes

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build.physics.magnetohydrodynamics.powell_limit_timestep

powell limit timestep

EFFECTIVE VALUEtrue

Limit timesteps for Powell divergence-control stability.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Performance impact
Adds a timestep constraint required by Powell divergence control.
Requires
build.physics.magnetohydrodynamics

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:93
Declaration
powell_limit_timestep bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:16
Modification
powell_limit_timestep = true

Notes

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build.physics.star_formation

star formation

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Compile the Springel-Hernquist multiphase star-formation model.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Turns eligible dense gas into collisionless star particles using the Springel-Hernquist (2003) model.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Scientific impact
Turns eligible dense gas into collisionless star particles using the Springel-Hernquist (2003) model.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:64
Declaration
star_formation bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:13
Modification
star_formation = false

Notes

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build.time.force_equal_timesteps

force equal timesteps

EFFECTIVE VALUEtrue

Force all particles/cells onto equal timesteps.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:config
Applied schemas
arepo_build
Supplied by schema
arepo_build
Performance impact
Can increase computational work by preventing individual adaptive timesteps.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/build.dip:239
Declaration
force_equal_timesteps bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:34
Modification
force_equal_timesteps = true

Notes

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PARAMETER GROUP

Code Units

3 parameters
code_units.length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

One Arepo length unit (one centimetre).

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units cm
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param

Source history

Declared at
units.dip:3
Declaration
length float = 1 cm
code_units.mass

mass

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

One Arepo mass unit (one gram).

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units g
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param

Source history

Declared at
units.dip:7
Declaration
mass float = 1 g
code_units.velocity

velocity

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

One Arepo velocity unit (one centimetre per second).

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units cm*s-1
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param

Source history

Declared at
units.dip:11
Declaration
velocity float = 1 cm/s
PARAMETER GROUP

Cosmology

7 parameters
cosmology.baryon_density

baryon density

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Present-day baryon density parameter, OmegaBaryon.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Defines the z=0 baryon density relative to critical density for comoving integration, halo/subhalo finding, and star formation.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
cosmology_settings
Supplied by schema
cosmology_settings
Scientific impact
Defines the z=0 baryon density relative to critical density for comoving integration, halo/subhalo finding, and star formation.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/cosmology.dip:12
Declaration
baryon_density float
Modified at
profile.dip:87
Modification
baryon_density = 0

Notes

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cosmology.dark_energy_density

dark energy density

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Present-day dark-energy density parameter, OmegaLambda.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Defines the z=0 vacuum-energy density relative to critical density for comoving integration and halo/subhalo finding.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
cosmology_settings
Supplied by schema
cosmology_settings
Rationale
Often derived from the remaining density budget of a flat cosmology.
Scientific impact
Defines the z=0 vacuum-energy density relative to critical density for comoving integration and halo/subhalo finding.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/cosmology.dip:33
Declaration
dark_energy_density float
Modified at
profile.dip:91
Modification
dark_energy_density float = 0

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

cosmology.dark_matter_density

dark matter density

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Present-day non-baryonic matter density derived from total and baryon density.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Represents the non-baryonic matter component implied by the total and baryon density parameters.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
cosmology_settings
Supplied by schema
cosmology_settings
Scientific impact
Represents the non-baryonic matter component implied by the total and baryon density parameters.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/cosmology.dip:41
Declaration
dark_matter_density float
Modified at
profile.dip:92
Modification
dark_matter_density float = 0

Notes

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cosmology.final_redshift

final redshift

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Final redshift from which the scale-factor end time is derived.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
cosmology_settings
Supplied by schema
cosmology_settings
Reads during evaluation
?simulation.time.final_redshift

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/cosmology.dip:30
Declaration
final_redshift float
Modified at
profile.dip:90
Modification
final_redshift = {?simulation.time.final_redshift}
cosmology.hubble_parameter

hubble parameter

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

Dimensionless Hubble parameter h, written to HubbleParam.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Sets the z=0 Hubble constant in units of 100 km s^-1 Mpc^-1 for physics that converts to proper cgs units.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
cosmology_settings
Supplied by schema
cosmology_settings
Rationale
For gravity and adiabatic gas dynamics Arepo absorbs h into its code units; use 1.0 unless conversions to proper cgs units, such as radiative cooling, are required.
Scientific impact
Sets the z=0 Hubble constant in units of 100 km s^-1 Mpc^-1 for physics that converts to proper cgs units.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/cosmology.dip:19
Declaration
hubble_parameter float
Modified at
profile.dip:88
Modification
hubble_parameter = 1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

cosmology.initial_redshift

initial redshift

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Initial redshift from which the scale-factor start time is derived.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
cosmology_settings
Supplied by schema
cosmology_settings
Reads during evaluation
?simulation.time.initial_redshift

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/cosmology.dip:27
Declaration
initial_redshift float
Modified at
profile.dip:89
Modification
initial_redshift = {?simulation.time.initial_redshift}
cosmology.matter_density

matter density

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Present-day total matter density parameter, Omega0.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Defines the z=0 matter density relative to critical density for comoving integration and halo/subhalo finding.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
cosmology_settings
Supplied by schema
cosmology_settings
Scientific impact
Defines the z=0 matter density relative to critical density for comoving integration and halo/subhalo finding.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/cosmology.dip:5
Declaration
matter_density float
Modified at
profile.dip:86
Modification
matter_density = 0

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

PARAMETER GROUP

Datasets

10 parameters
datasets.alpha_3.data.density

density

EFFECTIVE VALUE[1, 1, 0.9641, 0.9295, 0.8961, 0.8639, 0.8329, 0.8029, 0.7741, 0.7463, 0.7195, 0.6936, 0.6936, 0.6936, 0.6936, 0.7682, 0.7682, 0.3645, 0.3645, 0.173, 0.173, 0.173, 0.173, 0.1755, 0.1781, 0.1807, 0.1833, 0.186, 0.1887, 0.1915, 0.1943, 0.1971, 0.2, 0.2]
Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Shape 34
Schema & provenance

Source history

Declared at
DIP0_FILE17_TABLE:2
Declaration
density float
datasets.alpha_3.data.magnetic_x

magnetic x

EFFECTIVE VALUE[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Shape 34
Schema & provenance

Source history

Declared at
DIP0_FILE17_TABLE:6
Declaration
magnetic_x float
datasets.alpha_3.data.magnetic_y

magnetic y

EFFECTIVE VALUE[1, 1, 0.9469, 0.8948, 0.8437, 0.7934, 0.7438, 0.6947, 0.646, 0.5974, 0.5487, 0.4995, 0.4995, -0.4839, -0.4839, -0.4063, -0.4063, -0.4063, -0.4063, -0.7088, -0.7088, -0.7243, -0.7243, -0.7512, -0.778, -0.8046, -0.8312, -0.8577, -0.8841, -0.9105, -0.937, -0.9635, -0.99, -0.99]
Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Shape 34
Schema & provenance

Source history

Declared at
DIP0_FILE17_TABLE:7
Declaration
magnetic_y float
datasets.alpha_3.data.magnetic_z

magnetic z

EFFECTIVE VALUE[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.1238, 0.1238, 0.1039, 0.1039, 0.1039, 0.1039, 0.1813, 0.1813, 0.1032, 0.1032, 0.1071, 0.1109, 0.1147, 0.1185, 0.1223, 0.126, 0.1298, 0.1336, 0.1373, 0.1411, 0.1411]
Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Shape 34
Schema & provenance

Source history

Declared at
DIP0_FILE17_TABLE:8
Declaration
magnetic_z float
datasets.alpha_3.data.position

position

EFFECTIVE VALUE[-1.062, -0.7082, -0.6715, -0.6354, -0.5998, -0.5647, -0.5301, -0.4961, -0.4625, -0.4294, -0.3968, -0.3646, -0.2406, -0.2406, -0.1514, -0.1514, 0.2017, 0.2017, 0.5512, 0.5512, 0.7766, 0.7766, 1.045, 1.072, 1.099, 1.126, 1.153, 1.181, 1.208, 1.236, 1.264, 1.292, 1.321, 1.981]
Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Shape 34
Schema & provenance

Source history

Declared at
DIP0_FILE17_TABLE:1
Declaration
position float
datasets.alpha_3.data.pressure

pressure

EFFECTIVE VALUE[1, 1, 0.9409, 0.8852, 0.8329, 0.7836, 0.7372, 0.6936, 0.6526, 0.614, 0.5777, 0.5435, 0.5435, 0.5435, 0.5435, 0.6447, 0.6447, 0.6447, 0.6447, 0.157, 0.157, 0.157, 0.157, 0.1608, 0.1648, 0.1688, 0.173, 0.1772, 0.1815, 0.186, 0.1905, 0.1952, 0.2, 0.2]
Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Shape 34
Schema & provenance

Source history

Declared at
DIP0_FILE17_TABLE:9
Declaration
pressure float
datasets.alpha_3.data.velocity_x

velocity x

EFFECTIVE VALUE[0, 0, 0.06427, 0.1275, 0.1898, 0.2511, 0.3115, 0.3709, 0.4293, 0.4869, 0.5435, 0.5992, 0.5992, 0.5992, 0.5992, 0.5043, 0.5043, 0.5043, 0.5043, -0.463, -0.463, -0.463, -0.463, -0.4182, -0.373, -0.3275, -0.2817, -0.2356, -0.1892, -0.1424, -0.09524, -0.04779, 0, 0]
Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Shape 34
Schema & provenance

Source history

Declared at
DIP0_FILE17_TABLE:3
Declaration
velocity_x float
datasets.alpha_3.data.velocity_y

velocity y

EFFECTIVE VALUE[0, 0, -0.03081, -0.06262, -0.09552, -0.1296, -0.1651, -0.202, -0.2407, -0.2813, -0.3243, -0.37, -0.37, -1.551, -1.551, -1.436, -1.436, -1.436, -1.436, -0.4865, -0.4865, -0.4492, -0.4492, -0.3991, -0.3504, -0.303, -0.2568, -0.2116, -0.1675, -0.1243, -0.08202, -0.04061, 0, 0]
Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Shape 34
Schema & provenance

Source history

Declared at
DIP0_FILE17_TABLE:4
Declaration
velocity_y float
datasets.alpha_3.data.velocity_z

velocity z

EFFECTIVE VALUE[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.1486, 0.1486, 0.1193, 0.1193, 0.1193, 0.1193, -0.1236, -0.1236, 0.06404, 0.06404, 0.0569, 0.04995, 0.04319, 0.0366, 0.03016, 0.02387, 0.01772, 0.01169, 5.789e-3, 0, 0]
Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Shape 34
Schema & provenance

Source history

Declared at
DIP0_FILE17_TABLE:5
Declaration
velocity_z float
datasets.alpha_3.output_file

output file

EFFECTIVE VALUE"alpha_3.dat"
Try changing this parameter ↗
Type str
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:dataset

Source history

Declared at
tables.dip:3
Declaration
output_file str = "alpha_3.dat"
PARAMETER GROUP

Experiment

1 parameters
experiment.setup.kind

kind

EFFECTIVE VALUE"mhd_shock_tube"

Selects the scientific setup branch represented by this DIPL environment.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type str
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
experiment_settings, experiment_setup_selection
Supplied by schema
experiment_setup_selection
Allowed options
cosmological_star_formation, cosmological_gravity_only, mhd_shock_tube, alfven_wave_1d, cosmo_zoom_gravity_only_3d, current_sheet_2d, galaxy_merger_star_formation_3d, gresho_2d, interacting_blastwaves_1d, isolated_galaxy_collisionless_3d, noh_2d, noh_3d, polytrope_1d_spherical, shocktube_1d, wave_1d, yee_2d
URL
https://arepo-code.org/wp-content/userguide/simtypes.html

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/experiment.dip:6
Declaration
kind str
Modified at
profile.dip:4
Modification
kind = "mhd_shock_tube"
PARAMETER GROUP

Gravity

24 parameters
gravity.constant_internal

constant internal

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Gravitational constant in the selected internal code-unit system.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact An explicit value defines a non-standard or natural unit system; it should not be set for cosmological integrations.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
gravity_settings
Supplied by schema
gravity_settings
Rationale
Zero asks Arepo to derive the physical value from the selected code units.
Scientific impact
An explicit value defines a non-standard or natural unit system; it should not be set for cosmological integrations.
Conflicts with
cosmological integration

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:123
Declaration
constant_internal float = 0

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.domain_decomposition.active_fraction

active fraction

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.5

Active-particle fraction that triggers a domain decomposition.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Validation {.} >= 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_domain_decomposition
Supplied by schema
gravity_domain_decomposition
Validation condition
{.} >= 0
Performance impact
Larger values avoid domain-decomposition work at synchronization points with few active particles.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:66
Declaration
active_fraction float = 0.01
Modified at
profile.dip:103
Modification
active_fraction = 0.5

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.domain_decomposition.multiple_domains

multiple domains

EFFECTIVE VALUE2

Number of simultaneous domain decompositions.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Validation {.} >= 1

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_domain_decomposition
Supplied by schema
gravity_domain_decomposition
Validation condition
{.} >= 1
Performance impact
Too few domains can prevent simultaneous CPU and memory load balance; too many increase MPI communication across domain boundaries.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:48
Declaration
multiple_domains int = 1
Modified at
profile.dip:101
Modification
multiple_domains = 2

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.domain_decomposition.top_node_factor

top node factor

EFFECTIVE VALUE4

Top-level tree-node allocation factor.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Validation {.} > 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_domain_decomposition
Supplied by schema
gravity_domain_decomposition
Validation condition
{.} > 0
Performance impact
Higher values enable finer Peano-Hilbert load cuts but increase the replicated top-level-tree memory on every MPI rank.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:57
Declaration
top_node_factor float = 2.5
Modified at
profile.dip:102
Modification
top_node_factor = 4

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.force_accuracy.integration

integration

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Integration accuracy tolerance.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Sets eta in the gravitational timestep criterion; collisionless cosmological timesteps scale approximately as eta^0.5.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_force_accuracy
Supplied by schema
gravity_force_accuracy
Scientific impact
Sets eta in the gravitational timestep criterion; collisionless cosmological timesteps scale approximately as eta^0.5.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:6
Declaration
integration float = 0.012
Modified at
profile.dip:96
Modification
integration = 0.1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.force_accuracy.opening_angle

opening angle

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Tree opening angle.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Controls the initial Barnes-Hut force estimate and all tree forces when the geometric opening criterion is selected.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_force_accuracy
Supplied by schema
gravity_force_accuracy
Scientific impact
Controls the initial Barnes-Hut force estimate and all tree forces when the geometric opening criterion is selected.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:14
Declaration
opening_angle float = 0.7
Modified at
profile.dip:97
Modification
opening_angle = 0.1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.force_accuracy.opening_criterion

opening criterion

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

Tree opening-criterion selector.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Scientific impact Selects relative force-error control (1) or the geometric Barnes-Hut criterion (0).

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_force_accuracy
Supplied by schema
gravity_force_accuracy
Allowed options
0, 1
Recommended range
1 (relative opening criterion), which Arepo normally recommends.
Scientific impact
Selects relative force-error control (1) or the geometric Barnes-Hut criterion (0).

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:31
Declaration
opening_criterion int = 1
Modified at
profile.dip:99
Modification
opening_criterion = 1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.force_accuracy.relative_force

relative force

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Relative force-error tolerance.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Controls tree-force accuracy when using Arepo's relative opening criterion.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_force_accuracy
Supplied by schema
gravity_force_accuracy
Scientific impact
Controls tree-force accuracy when using Arepo's relative opening criterion.
Requires
gravity.force_accuracy.opening_criterion=1

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:22
Declaration
relative_force float = 0.0025
Modified at
profile.dip:98
Modification
relative_force = 0.1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.hydro.gas_softening_factor

gas softening factor

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.01

Gas-cell softening relative to the assigned base softening.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Adaptive gas-cell softening is selected from a logarithmically spaced table after scaling the cell radius by this factor.

Validation {.} > 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_hydro_softening
Supplied by schema
gravity_hydro_softening
Validation condition
{.} > 0
Scientific impact
Adaptive gas-cell softening is selected from a logarithmically spaced table after scaling the cell radius by this factor.
Requires
build.mesh.adaptive_hydro_softening

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:79
Declaration
gas_softening_factor float = 1
Modified at
profile.dip:133
Modification
gas_softening_factor = 0.01

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.hydro.minimum_comoving

minimum comoving

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Minimum comoving adaptive gas softening.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact Sets the smallest entry in the adaptive gas-softening table.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_hydro_softening
Supplied by schema
gravity_hydro_softening
Scientific impact
Sets the smallest entry in the adaptive gas-softening table.
Requires
build.mesh.adaptive_hydro_softening

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:88
Declaration
minimum_comoving float = 0 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.hydro.spacing

spacing

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

Geometric spacing between adaptive gas softening levels.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Sets the spacing of the logarithmic adaptive gas-softening table.

Validation {.} >= 1

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_hydro_softening
Supplied by schema
gravity_hydro_softening
Validation condition
{.} >= 1
Recommended range
At least 1; values define the geometric ratio between adjacent adaptive softening levels.
Scientific impact
Sets the spacing of the logarithmic adaptive gas-softening table.
Requires
build.mesh.adaptive_hydro_softening

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.comoving[0].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:107
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.comoving[1].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:109
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.comoving[2].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:111
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.comoving[3].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:113
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.comoving[4].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:115
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.comoving[5].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:117
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.physical_maximum[0].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:120
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.physical_maximum[1].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:122
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.physical_maximum[2].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:124
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.physical_maximum[3].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:126
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.physical_maximum[4].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:128
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

gravity.softenings.physical_maximum[5].length

length

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Gravity softening length in Arepo code-length units; the schema default is overridden by each setup.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
gravity_settings, gravity_softening_length
Supplied by schema
gravity_softening_length
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
A softening family may be shared by multiple particle types; its comoving and maximum physical values control short-range gravitational resolution.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/gravity.dip:111
Declaration
length float = 0.1 arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:130
Modification
length = 0.1 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

PARAMETER GROUP

Hydrodynamics

9 parameters
hydrodynamics.courant_factor

courant factor

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.3

Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy timestep factor.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Multiplies the cell-wise CFL condition and therefore directly limits hydrodynamical timesteps.

Validation {.} >= 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
hydrodynamics_settings
Supplied by schema
hydrodynamics_settings
Validation condition
{.} >= 0
Scientific impact
Multiplies the cell-wise CFL condition and therefore directly limits hydrodynamical timesteps.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/hydrodynamics.dip:6
Declaration
courant_factor float = 0.3
Modified at
profile.dip:136
Modification
courant_factor = 0.3

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

hydrodynamics.initial_gas_temperature

initial gas temperature

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Initial gas temperature used where initial conditions lack it.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units K

Scientific impact Applied only when positive and when the IC gas temperature is zero; the assumed ionization state changes above 10^4 K.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
hydrodynamics_settings
Supplied by schema
hydrodynamics_settings
Scientific impact
Applied only when positive and when the IC gas temperature is zero; the assumed ionization state changes above 10^4 K.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/hydrodynamics.dip:14
Declaration
initial_gas_temperature float = 0 K
Modified at
profile.dip:137
Modification
initial_gas_temperature = 0 K

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

hydrodynamics.internal_energy_density_limit

internal energy density limit

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Density threshold for an internal-energy limit.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_density

Scientific impact Activates the associated internal-energy floor below this density threshold.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
hydrodynamics_settings
Supplied by schema
hydrodynamics_settings
Scientific impact
Activates the associated internal-energy floor below this density threshold.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/hydrodynamics.dip:35
Declaration
internal_energy_density_limit float = 0 arepo_density
Modified at
profile.dip:140
Modification
internal_energy_density_limit = 0 arepo_density

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

hydrodynamics.internal_energy_floor

internal energy floor

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Internal-energy floor applied below the configured density threshold.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_specific_energy

Scientific impact Prevents gas below the configured density threshold from cooling below this internal energy.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
hydrodynamics_settings
Supplied by schema
hydrodynamics_settings
Scientific impact
Prevents gas below the configured density threshold from cooling below this internal energy.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/hydrodynamics.dip:44
Declaration
internal_energy_floor float = 0 arepo_specific_energy
Modified at
profile.dip:141
Modification
internal_energy_floor = 0 arepo_specific_energy

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

hydrodynamics.maximum_neighbor_deviation

maximum neighbor deviation

EFFECTIVE VALUE2

Permitted deviation from the desired neighbor count.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Validation {.} >= 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
hydrodynamics_settings
Supplied by schema
hydrodynamics_settings
Validation condition
{.} >= 0
Performance impact
A larger tolerance reduces iterations required to determine the correct initial neighbour radius.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/hydrodynamics.dip:68
Declaration
maximum_neighbor_deviation int = 4
Modified at
profile.dip:144
Modification
maximum_neighbor_deviation = 2

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

hydrodynamics.minimum_gas_temperature

minimum gas temperature

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Temperature floor applied to gas.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units K

Scientific impact Sets a thermodynamic floor for cooling physics.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
hydrodynamics_settings
Supplied by schema
hydrodynamics_settings
Scientific impact
Sets a thermodynamic floor for cooling physics.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/hydrodynamics.dip:21
Declaration
minimum_gas_temperature float = 0 K
Modified at
profile.dip:138
Modification
minimum_gas_temperature = 0 K

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

hydrodynamics.minimum_specific_energy

minimum specific energy

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Minimum specific internal energy.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_specific_energy

Scientific impact Provides a global lower bound on the gas specific internal energy.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
hydrodynamics_settings
Supplied by schema
hydrodynamics_settings
Scientific impact
Provides a global lower bound on the gas specific internal energy.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/hydrodynamics.dip:53
Declaration
minimum_specific_energy float = 0 arepo_specific_energy
Modified at
profile.dip:142
Modification
minimum_specific_energy = 0 arepo_specific_energy

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

hydrodynamics.minimum_startup_density

minimum startup density

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Minimum density imposed while starting the run.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_density

Scientific impact All gas cells below this density immediately after IC loading are raised to this value.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
hydrodynamics_settings
Supplied by schema
hydrodynamics_settings
Scientific impact
All gas cells below this density immediately after IC loading are raised to this value.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/hydrodynamics.dip:28
Declaration
minimum_startup_density float = 0 arepo_density
Modified at
profile.dip:139
Modification
minimum_startup_density = 0 arepo_density

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

hydrodynamics.target_neighbors

target neighbors

EFFECTIVE VALUE64

Desired hydrodynamic neighbor count.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Scientific impact Sets the target number of nearest neighbours used for the initial gas-cell density/size estimate.

Validation {.} > 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
hydrodynamics_settings
Supplied by schema
hydrodynamics_settings
Validation condition
{.} > 0
Scientific impact
Sets the target number of nearest neighbours used for the initial gas-cell density/size estimate.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/hydrodynamics.dip:60
Declaration
target_neighbors int = 64
Modified at
profile.dip:143
Modification
target_neighbors = 64

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

PARAMETER GROUP

Input

2 parameters
input.initial_conditions.format

format

EFFECTIVE VALUE3

Serialization format used to read the initial conditions.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
input_settings, initial_conditions_settings
Supplied by schema
initial_conditions_settings
Allowed options
1, 2, 3
Recommended range
3 (HDF5), unless a legacy binary format is specifically required.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/input.dip:12
Declaration
format int
Modified at
profile.dip:43
Modification
format = 3

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

input.initial_conditions.path

path

EFFECTIVE VALUE"./IC"

Initial-condition file path, without an automatically appended format suffix.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type str
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
input_settings, initial_conditions_settings
Supplied by schema
initial_conditions_settings
Rationale
For multi-file ICs specify the basename without the trailing file number; for HDF5 omit the .hdf5 suffix because Arepo appends it.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/input.dip:5
Declaration
path str
Modified at
profile.dip:42
Modification
path = "./IC"

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

PARAMETER GROUP

Mesh

7 parameters
mesh.refinement.derefinement_criterion

derefinement criterion

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

Arepo derefinement-criterion selector.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Scientific impact Selects the algorithm governing when gas cells are derefined.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
mesh_settings, mesh_refinement
Supplied by schema
mesh_refinement
Scientific impact
Selects the algorithm governing when gas cells are derefined.
Requires
build.mesh.refinement

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/mesh.dip:64
Declaration
derefinement_criterion int = 1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

mesh.refinement.reference_gas_mass

reference gas mass

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Reference gas-cell mass for refinement.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_mass

Scientific impact Defines the mass scale around which the default refinement and derefinement maintain gas-cell resolution.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
mesh_settings, mesh_refinement
Supplied by schema
mesh_refinement
Scientific impact
Defines the mass scale around which the default refinement and derefinement maintain gas-cell resolution.
Requires
build.mesh.refinement

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/mesh.dip:38
Declaration
reference_gas_mass float = 0 arepo_mass

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

mesh.refinement.refinement_criterion

refinement criterion

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

Arepo refinement-criterion selector.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Scientific impact Selects the algorithm governing when gas cells are refined.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
mesh_settings, mesh_refinement
Supplied by schema
mesh_refinement
Scientific impact
Selects the algorithm governing when gas cells are refined.
Requires
build.mesh.refinement

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/mesh.dip:55
Declaration
refinement_criterion int = 1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

mesh.refinement.target_gas_mass_factor

target gas mass factor

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

Target gas-mass multiplier for refinement.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Scales the reference gas-cell mass used by the refinement target.

Validation {.} > 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
mesh_settings, mesh_refinement
Supplied by schema
mesh_refinement
Validation condition
{.} > 0
Scientific impact
Scales the reference gas-cell mass used by the refinement target.
Requires
build.mesh.refinement

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/mesh.dip:46
Declaration
target_gas_mass_factor float = 1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

mesh.regularization.maximum_face_angle_factor

maximum face angle factor

EFFECTIVE VALUE2.25

Maximum-face-angle roundness threshold.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Elongated cells above the face-angle thresholds are not refined and their mesh generators are moved away from pure Lagrangian motion.

Validation {.} > 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
mesh_settings, mesh_regularization
Supplied by schema
mesh_regularization
Validation condition
{.} > 0
Scientific impact
Elongated cells above the face-angle thresholds are not refined and their mesh generators are moved away from pure Lagrangian motion.
Requires
build.mesh.face_angle_regularization
Conflicts with
build.geometry.static_mesh

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/mesh.dip:13
Declaration
maximum_face_angle_factor float = 2.25
Modified at
profile.dip:149
Modification
maximum_face_angle_factor = 2.25

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

mesh.regularization.shaping_factor

shaping factor

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

Centre-of-mass mesh-roundness threshold; zero disables this criterion.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Large centre-of-mass offsets suppress refinement and add mesh-generator motion to restore roundness.

Validation {.} >= 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
mesh_settings, mesh_regularization
Supplied by schema
mesh_regularization
Validation condition
{.} >= 0
Scientific impact
Large centre-of-mass offsets suppress refinement and add mesh-generator motion to restore roundness.
Conflicts with
build.geometry.static_mesh, build.mesh.face_angle_regularization

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/mesh.dip:24
Declaration
shaping_factor float = 1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

mesh.regularization.shaping_speed

shaping speed

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.5

Speed of mesh regularization.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Validation {.} >= 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
mesh_settings, mesh_regularization
Supplied by schema
mesh_regularization
Validation condition
{.} >= 0
Performance impact
Controls the strength of mesh-generator motion used to restore cell roundness.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/mesh.dip:5
Declaration
shaping_speed float = 0.5
Modified at
profile.dip:148
Modification
shaping_speed = 0.5

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

PARAMETER GROUP

Output

7 parameters
output.schedule.enabled

enabled

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Whether Arepo reads an explicit output-time schedule file.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool

Scientific impact Selects explicitly chosen output epochs instead of the regular cadence defined by simulation.time.first_snapshot and simulation.time.snapshot_interval.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
output_settings, output_schedule_settings
Supplied by schema
output_schedule_settings
Scientific impact
Selects explicitly chosen output epochs instead of the regular cadence defined by simulation.time.first_snapshot and simulation.time.snapshot_interval.
Requires
output.schedule.filename

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/output.dip:6
Declaration
enabled bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:47
Modification
enabled = false

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

output.schedule.filename

filename

EFFECTIVE VALUE"ol"

Path to the output-time schedule file when scheduling is enabled.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type str
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
output_settings, output_schedule_settings
Supplied by schema
output_schedule_settings

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/output.dip:15
Declaration
filename str
Modified at
profile.dip:48
Modification
filename = "ol"
output.snapshots.files

files

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

Number of files produced for each snapshot.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Validation {.} >= 1

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
output_settings, snapshot_settings
Supplied by schema
snapshot_settings
Validation condition
{.} >= 1
Recommended range
1 through the number of MPI ranks.
Performance impact
Splitting a snapshot can improve I/O throughput and avoid very large files, depending on the filesystem.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/snapshots.dip:29
Declaration
files int
Modified at
profile.dip:53
Modification
files = 1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

output.snapshots.format

format

EFFECTIVE VALUE3

Arepo snapshot serialization format.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
output_settings, snapshot_settings
Supplied by schema
snapshot_settings
Allowed options
1, 2, 3
Recommended range
3 (HDF5), unless a legacy binary format is specifically required.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/snapshots.dip:17
Declaration
format int
Modified at
profile.dip:52
Modification
format = 3

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

output.snapshots.parallel_files

parallel files

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

Maximum number of snapshot files written concurrently.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Validation {.} >= 1

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
output_settings, snapshot_settings
Supplied by schema
snapshot_settings
Validation condition
{.} >= 1
Recommended range
No greater than the number of MPI ranks.
Performance impact
Restricting concurrency can protect heavily used filesystems on large runs, at the cost of slower I/O.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/snapshots.dip:38
Declaration
parallel_files int
Modified at
profile.dip:54
Modification
parallel_files = 1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

PARAMETER GROUP

Resources

6 parameters
resources.execution.resubmit

resubmit

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Whether Arepo should submit a continuation job after reaching its time limit.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type bool
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
resources_settings, execution_resources
Supplied by schema
execution_resources
Requires
resources.execution.resubmit_command

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/resources.dip:48
Declaration
resubmit bool = false
Modified at
profile.dip:64
Modification
resubmit = false

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

resources.execution.resubmit_command

resubmit command

EFFECTIVE VALUE"my-scriptfile"

Command used to submit the continuation job when resubmission is enabled.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type str
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
resources_settings, execution_resources
Supplied by schema
execution_resources

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/resources.dip:55
Declaration
resubmit_command str
Modified at
profile.dip:65
Modification
resubmit_command = "my-scriptfile"
resources.memory.per_rank

per rank

EFFECTIVE VALUE2500

Memory allocated to each MPI rank, in MiB.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64

Validation {.} > 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
resources_settings, memory_resources
Supplied by schema
memory_resources
Validation condition
{.} > 0
Recommended range
Up to about 95% of physical memory available per MPI rank.
Performance impact
Arepo reserves one contiguous pool of this size at startup; insufficient space terminates the run, while excessive allocation leaves too little room for MPI and the operating system.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/resources.dip:5
Declaration
per_rank int
Modified at
profile.dip:58
Modification
per_rank = 2500

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

resources.wall_clock.limit

limit

EFFECTIVE VALUE9e4

Wall-clock limit before Arepo stops cleanly for restart.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units s

Validation {.} > 0 s

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
resources_settings, wall_clock_resources
Supplied by schema
wall_clock_resources
Validation condition
{.} > 0 s
Rationale
Arepo begins clean termination and restart-file writing after 85% of this limit, reserving the remaining time for the final timestep and I/O.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/resources.dip:20
Declaration
limit float s
Modified at
profile.dip:60
Modification
limit = 90000 s

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

resources.wall_clock.log_flush_interval

log flush interval

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Interval between explicit log-file flushes; zero leaves this disabled.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units s

Validation {.} >= 0 s

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
resources_settings, wall_clock_resources
Supplied by schema
wall_clock_resources
Validation condition
{.} >= 0 s
Performance impact
A shorter interval improves log durability but increases filesystem activity.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/resources.dip:36
Declaration
log_flush_interval float s
Modified at
profile.dip:62
Modification
log_flush_interval = 0 s

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

resources.wall_clock.restart_interval

restart interval

EFFECTIVE VALUE9e3

Interval between restart-file writes.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units s

Validation {.} >= 0 s

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
resources_settings, wall_clock_resources
Supplied by schema
wall_clock_resources
Validation condition
{.} >= 0 s
Performance impact
Shorter intervals reduce work lost after an unexpected interruption but increase restart I/O.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/resources.dip:28
Declaration
restart_interval float s
Modified at
profile.dip:61
Modification
restart_interval = 9000 s

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

PARAMETER GROUP

Simulation

13 parameters
simulation.domain.boundary

boundary

EFFECTIVE VALUE"periodic"

Whether the simulation domain has periodic boundaries.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type str

Scientific impact Controls gravitational boundary conditions; hydrodynamic boundaries are compile-time directional settings.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_domain
Supplied by schema
simulation_domain
Allowed options
periodic, non_periodic
Scientific impact
Controls gravitational boundary conditions; hydrodynamic boundaries are compile-time directional settings.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:17
Declaration
boundary str
Modified at
profile.dip:69
Modification
boundary = "periodic"

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

simulation.domain.box.size

size

EFFECTIVE VALUE2.5

Simulation-box edge length in the selected Arepo code-length unit.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64Units arepo_length

Scientific impact Initial-condition coordinates normally must lie within [0, BoxSize] in every dimension.

Validation {.} > 0 arepo_length

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_domain, simulation_box
Supplied by schema
simulation_box
Validation condition
{.} > 0 arepo_length
Scientific impact
Initial-condition coordinates normally must lie within [0, BoxSize] in every dimension.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:5
Declaration
size float arepo_length
Modified at
profile.dip:71
Modification
size = 2.5 arepo_length

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

simulation.time.begin

begin

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Initial integration coordinate; often derived from the initial redshift.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact For a cosmological run this is the initial scale factor.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_time
Supplied by schema
simulation_time
Scientific impact
For a cosmological run this is the initial scale factor.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:51
Declaration
begin float
Modified at
profile.dip:76
Modification
begin = 0

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

simulation.time.coordinate

coordinate

EFFECTIVE VALUE"linear"

Independent coordinate used by the time integrator.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type str

Scientific impact With scale_factor, Arepo evolves an expanding cosmology and uses scale factor as its time coordinate; linear uses Newtonian physical coordinates.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_time
Supplied by schema
simulation_time
Allowed options
scale_factor, linear
Scientific impact
With scale_factor, Arepo evolves an expanding cosmology and uses scale factor as its time coordinate; linear uses Newtonian physical coordinates.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:35
Declaration
coordinate str
Modified at
profile.dip:73
Modification
coordinate = "linear"

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

simulation.time.end

end

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.4

Final integration coordinate.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact For a cosmological run this is the final scale factor.

Validation {.} >= {?simulation.time.begin}

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_time
Supplied by schema
simulation_time
Validation condition
{.} >= {?simulation.time.begin}
Scientific impact
For a cosmological run this is the final scale factor.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:58
Declaration
end float
Modified at
profile.dip:77
Modification
end = 0.4

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

simulation.time.final_redshift

final redshift

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Redshift at which a cosmological integration ends.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_time
Supplied by schema
simulation_time
Used by
cosmology.final_redshift

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:48
Declaration
final_redshift float
Modified at
profile.dip:75
Modification
final_redshift = 0
simulation.time.first_snapshot

first snapshot

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

First regularly spaced snapshot time when no output schedule is used.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact For cosmological simulations this is the first output scale factor.

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_time
Supplied by schema
simulation_time
Scientific impact
For cosmological simulations this is the first output scale factor.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:94
Declaration
first_snapshot float
Modified at
profile.dip:81
Modification
first_snapshot = 0

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

simulation.time.initial_redshift

initial redshift

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Redshift represented by the initial conditions.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_time
Supplied by schema
simulation_time
Used by
cosmology.initial_redshift

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:45
Declaration
initial_redshift float
Modified at
profile.dip:74
Modification
initial_redshift = 0
simulation.time.maximum_step

maximum step

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.1

Maximum permitted integration step.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact For comoving integrations this caps dln(a).

Validation {.} > 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_time
Supplied by schema
simulation_time
Validation condition
{.} > 0
Rationale
Protects particles with very small accelerations from unphysically large timesteps.
Scientific impact
For comoving integrations this caps dln(a).

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:66
Declaration
maximum_step float
Modified at
profile.dip:78
Modification
maximum_step = 0.1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

simulation.time.minimum_step

minimum step

EFFECTIVE VALUE1e-10

Minimum permitted integration step; zero delegates the lower limit to Arepo.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact A requested smaller step normally stops Arepo; NOSTOP_WHEN_BELOW_MINTIMESTEP instead clamps it to this value.

Validation {.} >= 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_time
Supplied by schema
simulation_time
Validation condition
{.} >= 0
Scientific impact
A requested smaller step normally stops Arepo; NOSTOP_WHEN_BELOW_MINTIMESTEP instead clamps it to this value.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:76
Declaration
minimum_step float
Modified at
profile.dip:79
Modification
minimum_step = 1e-10

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

simulation.time.snapshot_interval

snapshot interval

EFFECTIVE VALUE0.4

Spacing of regular snapshots when no output schedule is used.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Scientific impact Spacing is logarithmic in scale factor for cosmological runs and linear in time otherwise.

Validation {.} >= 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_time
Supplied by schema
simulation_time
Validation condition
{.} >= 0
Scientific impact
Spacing is logarithmic in scale factor for cosmological runs and linear in time otherwise.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:101
Declaration
snapshot_interval float
Modified at
profile.dip:82
Modification
snapshot_interval = 0.4

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

simulation.time.statistics_interval

statistics interval

EFFECTIVE VALUE5e-3

Interval between time-statistics reports.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type float64

Validation {.} >= 0

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_time
Supplied by schema
simulation_time
Validation condition
{.} >= 0
Performance impact
More frequent measurements increase diagnostic I/O; gravitational potential energy additionally requires build.gravity.evaluate_potential.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:85
Declaration
statistics_interval float
Modified at
profile.dip:80
Modification
statistics_interval = 0.005

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):

simulation.time.timestep_criterion

timestep criterion

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

Global time-step criterion used by Arepo.

Try changing this parameter ↗
Type int64
Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags
arepo:param
Applied schemas
simulation_settings, simulation_time
Supplied by schema
simulation_time
Allowed options
0, 1
Recommended range
0; this is the only criterion currently supported by Arepo.

Source history

Declared at
projects/arepo/dipl/examples/mhd_shock_tube/../../profiles/schemas/simulation.dip:109
Declaration
timestep_criterion int
Modified at
profile.dip:83
Modification
timestep_criterion = 1

Notes

Author guidance (advisory; not enforced by these metadata fields):