Re: [mesa-users] MESA__overshooting__overshoot_alpha

[Frank T. <fx...@ma...>]

as for the physical meaning of the parameter,
you may want to consult a stellar evolution textbook,
for example, hansen and kawaler's "stellar interiors" 
followed by a reading of the mesa instrument papers 
given on http://mesa.sourceforge.net/prereqs.html .

fxt





> On Jul 21, 2017, at 7:06 PM, 贺祥 <he...@yn...> wrote:
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> Hi Pablo Marchant.
> 
> Sorry, it should be " overshoot_alpha".
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Xiang He
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> 发件人: "Pablo Marchant" <pa...@gm...>
> 发送时间: 2017年7月22日 星期六
> 收件人: "贺祥" <he...@yn...>
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> 主题: Re: [mesa-users] MESA__overshooting__overshoot_alpha
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> 
> Hi Xiang,
> 
> what do you mean with that? MESA has no parameter called overshooting_overshoot_alpha. If you're trying to set overshoot, then check the options available here:
> 
> http://mesa.sourceforge.net/controls_defaults.html#overshooting
> 
> Cheers
> 
> On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 6:36 AM, 贺祥 <he...@yn...> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am a new user of MESA code. Recently, I  was  confused  with the parameter "overshooting_overshoot_alpha".  I don't fully understand the meaning of this parameter and what kind of value should I take for this paramter.  Is there any one who can explain to me? Thanks in advanced.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Xiang He
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