Name

Synopsis

runbody4 [parameter=value]
nbody4   < nbody4.in

Description

Output snapshots are by default not created, and must be turned on with a options flag (see kz= below). All of the input parameter names are the same as their counterpart in nbody4.

Note that this front-end is not designed to run every possible way in which NBODY4 can be run, but it most useful to run initial conditions from a snapshot file.

Parameters

in=

input file (optional, see nbody= to generate your own input data on the fly). If input data are given, it forces KZ(4) =2 (see below). Default: not used.

outdir=

Output run directory. This directory should not exist, although can be overriden with NEMO’s standard error= system keyword. No default.

nbody=

Total particle number. The maximum value (NMAX) is compiled into the NBODY4 program. Note that even if in= is supplied, this parameter is needed. No default.

nfix=

Output frequency of data save or binaries; KZ(3 & 6) [Default: 1]

nrand=

Random number sequence skip. [Default: 0]

nrun=

Run identification index. [Default: 1]

eta=

Time-step parameter for force polynomials. [Default: 0.02]

deltat=

Output time interval in units of the crossing. [Default: 0.25]

tcrit=

Termination time in units of the crossing time. [Default: 5]

qe=

Energy tolerance (restart if DE/E > 5*QE & KZ(2) > 1) [Default: 2e-5]

eps=

Potential softening parameter [Default: 0.01]

kz=

Non-zero options for alternative paths (see below) [Default: 1,2,0::4,1::2,0::2,1]

1    COMMON save on unit 1 at end of run (=2: every 100*NMAX steps).
2    COMMON save on unit 2 at output (=1); restart if DE/E > 5*QE (=2).
3    Basic data on unit 3 at output (freq. NFIX; >1: cluster + tail).
4 #    Binary diagnostics on unit 4 (# threshold levels = KZ(4) < 10).
5    Initial conditions (#22 =0; =0: uniform & isotropic sphere;
                =1: Plummer; =2: two Plummer models in orbit, extra input;
                =3: massive perturber and planetesimal disk, extra input).
                =4: massive initial binary, extra input; output on unit 35).
6    Output of significant & regularized binaries (=1, 2, 3 & 4).
7    Lagrangian radii (>0: RSCALE; =2, 3, 4: output units 6, 7, 12;
                >=5: density & rms velocity at given radii on unit 26 & 27;
              >=5: average mass at given radii on unit 36 every DELTAT;
                 =6: Lagrangian radii for two mass groups on unit 31 & 32.
8    Primordial binaries (=1 & >=3; >0: BINOUT; >2: BINDAT; >3: HIDAT).
9    Individual bodies printed at output time (MIN(5**KZ9,NTOT)).
10    Diagnostic KS output (>0: begin; >1: end; >=3: each step).
11 #    Synchronization of circular orbits (suppressed).
12    Disk shocks (=1: standard model) or interstellar clouds (< 0).
13    Scaling of time (1: variable by t_cr; 2: variable by t_r;
                 -1: constant scaling to t_r; -2: constant scaling to t_c).
14    External force (=1: linearized; -1: cutoff; =2: point-mass galaxy;
             =3: point-mass + disk + logarithmic halo in any combination).
15    Triple, quad, chain (#30 > 0) or merger search (>1: full output).
16    Updating of regularization parameters (RMIN, DTMIN & ECLOSE).
17    Modification of ETA (>=1) & ETAU (>1) by tolerance QE.
18    Hierarchical systems (=1: diagnostics; =2: primordial; =3: both).
19    Stellar evolution and mass loss (=1: old supernova scheme;
                      =3: Eggleton, Tout & Hurley; >4: Chernoff--Weinberg).
20    Initial mass function (=0,1: Salpeter; >1: various, see IMF).
21    Extra output (>0: model, etc; >1: CENTRE; >2: MTRACE; >3: GLOBAL).
22    Initial conditions on unit 10 (=1: output; =2,3(unscaled): input).
23    Escaper removal (>1: diagnostics in file ESC; =2: angles unit #6;
                           >1: tidal tails output if #14 = 3).
24    Initial conditions for subsystem (routine SCALE; KZ(24) = #).
25 #    Partial reflection of KS binary orbit (GAMMA < GMIN; suppressed).
25    HR diagnostics of evolving stars (output of B & S on #82 & 83).
26    Slow-down of two-body motion (=1: KS binary; =2: chain binary).
27    Two-body interactions (-2: RADIUS = 0; -1: collision detection;
                                 =1: sequential circ; > 0: collision).
28    (not used).
29 #    Boundary reflection for hot system (suppressed).
30    Chain regularization (=1: basic; >1: main output; >2: each step).
31    Centre of mass correction after energy check.
32    Increase of output intervals (based on single particle energy).
33    Block-step diagnostics at main output (=2: active pipes).
34 #    Roche lobe overflow (suppressed).
35    Time offset (global time from TTOT = TIME + DTOFF; offset = 100).
36    Step reduction for hierarchical systems (not recommended).
37    Step reduction for encounters with high-velocity particles.
38 #    Multiple use of GRAPE-6 (sleep 1 sec after each timer check).
39    Neighbour list (=-1: on host; =0: full list or closest on GRAPE).
40    (not used).
#    currently surpressed

xtpar1=

Mass of external Plummer model (KZ(15) = 1; [Default: 1]

xtpar2=

Length scale for Plummer model (KZ(15) = 1) [Default: 2]

zmgas=

Mass scale for logarithmic potential (KZ(15) = 2)

rgas=

Length scale for logarithmic potential (KZ(15) = 2)

alphas=

Power-law index for initial mass function (routine DATA) [Default: 2.3]

body1=

Maximum particle mass before scaling [Default: 5.0]

bodyn=

Minimum particle mass before scaling [Default: 1.0]

q=

Virial ratio (q=0.5 for virial equilibrium) [Default: 0]

vxrot=

XY-velocity scaling factor (> 0 for solid-body rotation) [Default: 0]

vzrot=

Z-velocity scaling factor (not used if VXROT = [Default: 0]

rbar=

Virial radius in pc (for scaling to physical [Default: 1]

zmbar=

Mean mass in solar units [Default: 1]

xcm=

Displacement for subsystem (routine SCALE; KZ(17))

ecc=

Eccentricity of relative motion for subsystem (ECC =< 1)

KZ#=

This is an indexed keyword,and the upper case version of the kz= array keyword. This way the user can override single elements of the kz= vector, and using a default for the long kz= vector. For example "kz=@kz.def KZ22=2 KZ5=2". See getparam(3NEMO) for a description of indexed keywords. No default.

Examples

    % runbody4 "" run1 1024 tcrit=0 KZ5=0 KZ22=1
    % u3tos run1/OUT3 run1/run1.snap mode=4
    % runbody4 "" run2 1024 tcrit=0 KZ5=1 KZ22=1
    % u3tos run2/OUT3 run2/run2.snap mode=4

You can also supply existing NEMO snapshots as initial conditions

    % runbody4 run2/run2.snap run3 tcrit=1

Bugs

It appears to just create small systems, like nbody=10 tcrit=0, will hang the program.

See Also

Files

$NEMO/src/nbody/evolve/aarseth/tools    code
$outdir/fort.1                           restart dump (compile time dep. size)
$outdir/fort.2                             restart dump (compile time dep. size)
$outdir/fort.4                             restart dump (compile time dep. size)
$outdir/fort.7                             warning on nblist
$outdir/fort.8                             T=
$outdir/fort.12                lagrangian radii?
$outdir/fort.16                ksrect
$outdir/fort.26                density
$outdir/fort.27                velocity
$outdir/fort.29                hivel
$outdir/fort.40                ?
$outdir/fort.82                ?
$outdir/fort.83                list of (several) times the N particles with something
$outdir/fort.88                T,N,...
$outdir/ESC                List of times and escapers with their properties
$outdir/OUT3                            particle dump (see u3tos(1NEMO))
HIDAT
OUT9
AuthorPeter Teuben Update History
28-feb-2006    V0.1 Created in Cambridge    PJT
10-mar-2006    V0.4 for a more formal version in NEMO, include Brut4’s nbody4 version    PJT
13-mar-2006    V0.5 minor updated via Sverre (fixing small N initialization)    PJT/SJA

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