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- This file contains information on using HYDROSTAR and HYDROWAVE programs.
- HYDROSTAR calculates stellar properties; whereas, HYDROWAVE simulates
- gravitational potential waves. Both programs use an exponential mass
- density function and assume hydrostatic equilibrium.
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- Input data for any stellar object must be entered in the following form:
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- Mass in SOLAR MASSES
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- Radius in SOLAR RADII
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- The ADIABATIC GAS FACTOR is a thermodynamic quantity that must be in the
- range from 1 to 2 for real gases. The gas factor allows minor adjustment
- of the thermodynamic gas state in the stellar object. Ideal gases have an
- adiabatic gas factor of 1.40.
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- The MEAN ATOMIC MASS factor is the multiplier of the atomic mass of hydrogen
- in kilograms. The mean atomic mass factor is calculated by
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- Mean Atomic Mass = 2/[1 + 3*(%H) + 0.5(%He)].
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- If a star is 75 % hydrogen and 25 % helium, then the mean atomic mass factor
- is 0.5926.
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- The number of steps in HYDROWAVE is limited to 999 maximum. Both programs
- produce output files in text format. If you would like Turbo C++ source code
- please write: A. B. Wallace, Dept. of Physics, Angelo State University,
- San Angelo, TX 76901 <Andy.Wallace@mailserv.angelo.edu>.
-