SEAGen

A python implementation of the stretched equal area (SEA) algorithm for generating spherically symmetric arrangements of particles with accurate particle densities, e.g. for SPH initial conditions that precisely match an arbitrary density profile, as presented in Kegerreis et al. (2019), MNRAS 487:4, 5029-5040, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz1606.

See also https://github.com/srbonilla/WoMa for making input planetary profiles, placing particles with SEAGen, and modifications for spinning bodies.

Jacob Kegerreis (2020) [email protected]
Josh Borrow

Visit https://github.com/jkeger/seagen to download the code including examples and for support.

This program has been tested for a wide range of cases but not exhaustively. If you find any bugs, potential improvements, or features worth adding, then please let us know!

Contents

• seagen.py The main program classes and functions.
• examples.py Examples to demonstrate how to use the SEAGen module.
• setup.py, setup.cfg, __init__.py, MANIFEST.in Python package files.
• LICENSE.txt GNU general public license v3+.

Basic Usage

• See the doc strings in seagen.py for all the details.
• Create a single shell of particles and print their positions:

  import seagen
  N = 100
  r = 1
  
  particles = seagen.GenShell(N, r)
  
  print(particles.x, particles.y, particles.z)

• Create a full sphere of particles on a simple density profile and print their positions and masses:

  import seagen
  import numpy as np
  N = 100000
  radii = np.arange(0.01, 10, 0.01)
  densities = np.ones(len(radii))     # e.g. constant density
  
  particles = seagen.GenSphere(N, radii, densities)
  
  print(particles.x, particles.y, particles.z, particles.m)

• See examples.py for other working examples, e.g. an arbitrary density profile with multiple layers and extra temperature information.

Installation

• PyPI: Automatically install the package with pip install seagen, see https://pypi.org/project/seagen/
• Direct download: The single seagen.py file can be imported and used without any extra installation, so you can just download this repository and place the file in a local directory or wherever your python will look for modules.

Requirements

• Python 3 (tested with 3.6.0).

Notation etc.

• Formatted with black.
• Arrays are explicitly labelled with a prefix A1_, or An_ for an n-dimensional array.
• Particle is abbreviated to picle.