A namespace to isolate all MESA related entities, in order to avoid conflicts with other StellarEvolution implentations (e.g. YREC). More...

Classes
class	CompareAges
	Used as comparison when sorting quantities by age. More...

class	EvolutionIterator
	An iterator over the list of extracted tracks. More...

class	Header
	A class which parses the header of a MESA evolution track. More...

class	Interpolator
	A stellar evolution interpolator based on the MESA tracks. More...

Enumerations
enum	Column { MTRACK, AGE, LOG_RSTAR, RSTAR, LOG_LSTAR, LSTAR, MRAD, RRAD, ICONV, IRAD, NUM_COLUMNS }
	Names for the interesting columns in a MESA track. More...

Functions
double	metallicity_from_feh (double feh)
	Return the metallicity interpolation parameter corresponding to the given [Fe/H] value. More...

double	feh_from_metallicity (double metallicity)
	Return the [Fe/H] value corresponding to the given metallicity. More...

Variables
const double	scaling = Yprotosun - Yprimordial + Zprotosun
	A scaling constant used when transforming between different metallicity quantities. More...

const double	Yprimordial = 0.249
	The primordial Helium fraction of the universe. More...

const double	Yprotosun = 0.2612
	The Helium fraction with which the Sun formed. More...

const double	Zprotosun = 0.0150
	The metal fraction with which the Sun formed. More...

const double	Xprotosun = 1.0 - Yprotosun - Zprotosun
	The hydrogen fraction with which the Sun formed. More...

Detailed Description

A namespace to isolate all MESA related entities, in order to avoid conflicts with other StellarEvolution implentations (e.g. YREC).

Enumeration Type Documentation

Names for the interesting columns in a MESA track.

Enumerator
MTRACK	The total mass of the star in \(M_\odot\).
AGE	Stellar age in years.
LOG_RSTAR	Log10 of the radius of the star in \(R_\odot\).
RSTAR	The radius of the star in \(R_\odot\).
LOG_LSTAR	Log10 of the luminosity of the star in \(\L_\odot\).
LSTAR	The luminosity of the star in \(\L_\odot\).
MRAD	Mass of the radiative core in \(M_\odot\).
RRAD	Radius of the radiative core in \(R_\odot\).
ICONV	Moment of inertia of the convective envelope in \(\mathrm{kg}\cdot\mathrm{m}^2\cdot\mathrm{rad}/\mathrm{s}\).
IRAD	Moment of inertia of the radiative core in \(\mathrm{kg}\cdot\mathrm{m}^2\cdot\mathrm{rad}/\mathrm{s}\).
NUM_COLUMNS	The total number of interesting columns.

Definition at line 60 of file MESAIO.h.

const double StellarEvolution::MESA::scaling = Yprotosun - Yprimordial + Zprotosun

A scaling constant used when transforming between different metallicity quantities.

Definition at line 26 of file MESAIO.cpp.

const double StellarEvolution::MESA::Xprotosun = 1.0 - Yprotosun - Zprotosun

The hydrogen fraction with which the Sun formed.

Definition at line 49 of file MESAIO.h.

const double StellarEvolution::MESA::Yprimordial = 0.249

The primordial Helium fraction of the universe.

Definition at line 40 of file MESAIO.h.

const double StellarEvolution::MESA::Yprotosun = 0.2612

The Helium fraction with which the Sun formed.

Definition at line 43 of file MESAIO.h.

const double StellarEvolution::MESA::Zprotosun = 0.0150

The metal fraction with which the Sun formed.

Definition at line 46 of file MESAIO.h.