MESA stellar evolution code
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MESA stellar evolution code is a widely used open-source computational tool for modeling the structure and evolution of stars across a broad range of masses and evolutionary stages.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| MESA stellar evolution code canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
computational astrophysics software
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open-source software ⓘ stellar evolution code ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MESA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| access | freely available to the scientific community ⓘ |
| distributionModel | source code distribution ⓘ |
| documentation |
example inlists and test cases
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online user guide ⓘ |
| feature |
adaptive spatial mesh
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adaptive time stepping ⓘ capability to evolve stars from pre-main-sequence to advanced burning stages ⓘ extensive test suite and example cases ⓘ modular physics packages ⓘ one-dimensional stellar evolution ⓘ support for a wide range of nuclear networks ⓘ support for convective overshooting ⓘ support for diffusion and settling ⓘ support for rotation in stellar models ⓘ support for various mass-loss prescriptions ⓘ |
| field |
astrophysics
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computational physics ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ |
| fullName | Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
asteroseismology interface
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binary evolution module ⓘ convection and mixing-length treatment ⓘ equation of state module ⓘ inlist configuration system ⓘ nuclear reaction network module ⓘ opacity module ⓘ stellar structure solver ⓘ time-stepping and adaptive mesh refinement ⓘ |
| license | open-source license ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Fortran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalUser |
computational physicist
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graduate student in astrophysics ⓘ stellar astrophysicist ⓘ |
| usedFor |
asteroseismology applications
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low-mass star evolution studies ⓘ massive star evolution studies ⓘ modeling multiple stellar evolutionary stages ⓘ modeling stars over a wide mass range ⓘ post-main-sequence evolution modeling ⓘ pre-main-sequence evolution modeling ⓘ simulating binary star evolution ⓘ simulating single star evolution ⓘ stellar evolution modeling ⓘ stellar interiors research ⓘ stellar nucleosynthesis calculations ⓘ stellar population synthesis (via coupling with other tools) ⓘ stellar pulsation studies ⓘ stellar structure modeling ⓘ supernova progenitor modeling ⓘ white dwarf evolution modeling ⓘ |
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