Whisky: thornlists, parameter files and examples

In what follow you can find some basic instruction on how to download whatever you need to run a single neutron star (a TOV) using the public version of the Whisky code. If you need help with any of these steps contact Bruno Giacomazzo.

How to download and compile Cactus/Carpet/Whisky

Download the GetCactus script.
Download this thornlist.
Run the GetCactus script on the downloaded thornlist. Note that you want the development version of everything.
Save the public version of Whisky inside the directory arrangements in your Cactus directory. You should have a directory named Whisky inside arrangements and it should contain the following directories: Whisky, Whisky_IVP, Whisky_Init_Data, Whisky_TOVSolverC
Download the development version of Carpet following these instructions.
Compile Whisky using the compile thornlist that you can download here. For architecture specific options you can have a look at these configuration files (e.g. xeon.cfg), and then run the commands:

gmake whisky-config THORNLIST=Whisky.th options=xeon.cfg
gmake whisky

Run the testsuite to check that all is in order, i.e.,

gmake whisky-testsuite

Download one of these more complicated parameter files and start running.

Thornlists

Whisky.th contains all the thorns needed to run a TOV with AMR using the public available version of Whisky.

Parameter files

TOV.par uses Whisky_TOVSolverC to produce a stable TOV which is then evolved using a dynamical spacetime. This parameter file uses Carpet in unigrid mode, but it can be generalized to add more refinement levels.

This page is maintained by Bruno Giacomazzo and Frank Löffler.

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