Modules for experiments in stellar astrophysics (MESA): time-dependent convection, energy conservation, automatic differentiation, and infrastructure

AS Jermyn, EB Bauer, J Schwab… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We update the capabilities of the open-knowledge software instrument Modules for
Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). The new auto _ diff module implements …

Modules for experiments in stellar astrophysics (MESA): binaries, pulsations, and explosions

B Paxton, P Marchant, J Schwab… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We substantially update the capabilities of the open-source software instrument Modules for
Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). MESA can now simultaneously evolve an …

Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): pulsating variable stars, rotation, convective boundaries, and energy conservation

B Paxton, R Smolec, J Schwab… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We update the capabilities of the open-knowledge software instrument Modules for
Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). RSP is a new functionality in MESAstar that …

Modules for experiments in stellar astrophysics (MESA)

B Paxton, L Bildsten, A Dotter, F Herwig… - The Astrophysical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Stellar physics and evolution calculations enable a broad range of research in astrophysics.
Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) is a suite of open source, robust …

Modules for experiments in stellar astrophysics (MESA): planets, oscillations, rotation, and massive stars

B Paxton, M Cantiello, P Arras, L Bildsten… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We substantially update the capabilities of the open source software package Modules for
Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA), and its one-dimensional stellar evolution …

Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (): Convective Boundaries, Element Diffusion, and Massive Star Explosions

B Paxton, J Schwab, EB Bauer, L Bildsten… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We update the capabilities of the software instrument Modules for Experiments in Stellar
Astrophysics (MESA) and enhance its ease of use and availability. Our new approach to …

Skye: A differentiable equation of state

AS Jermyn, J Schwab, E Bauer… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Stellar evolution and numerical hydrodynamics simulations depend critically on access to
fast, accurate, thermodynamically consistent equations of state. We present Skye, a new …

The effects of numerical resolution on hydrodynamical surface convection simulations and spectral line formation

M Asplund, HG Ludwig, Å Nordlund… - arXiv preprint astro-ph …, 2000 - arxiv.org
The computationally demanding nature of radiative-hydrodynamical simulations of stellar
surface convection warrants an investigation of the sensitivity of the convective structure and …

Modelling of stellar convection

F Kupka, HJ Muthsam - Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics, 2017 - Springer
The review considers the modelling process for stellar convection rather than specific
astrophysical results. For achieving reasonable depth and length we deal with …

Improvements to stellar structure models, based on a grid of 3D convection simulations–II. Calibrating the mixing-length formulation

R Trampedach, RF Stein… - Monthly Notices of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We perform a calibration of the mixing length of convection in stellar structure models
against realistic 3D radiation-coupled hydrodynamics simulations of convection in stellar …