AsterX

AsterX

AsterX is a new open-source GRMHD code based on the CarpetX infrastructure. The source code for AsterX can be found here.

Feature Requirements

• Flux Solvers
  • Lax-Friedrichs (completed)
  • HLLE 3rd order (completed)
  • HLLE 4th order (TODO)
  • HLLE 6th order (TODO)
  • HLLD (TODO)

• Reconstruction
  • MinMod (completed)
  • PPM (completed)
  • WENO (TODO)

• Con2Prim
  • 2D Noble (completed)
  • 1D Palenzuela (completed)
  • 1D Newmann-Hamlin (TODO)
  • 3D NR (TODO)

• EOS Framework
  • Ideal Gas (completed)
  • Polytropic (TODO)
  • Piecewise-polytropic (TODO)
  • Hybrid (TODO)
  • Finite temperature tabulated (TODO)

• Vector Potential evolution
  • Flux CT (completed)
  • Upwind CT (TODO)

Tests

• 1D tests
  • Balsara testsuite low resolution (completed)
  • Balsara testsuite high resolution (TODO)

• 2D tests