Setting Up the Simulation

The first step executed when TARDIS runs is to call an instance of the Simulation class. This sets up a lot of things that TARDIS will need during its run. The main things that are set up are the supernova model (a SimulationState object), the initial plasma state (a BasePlasma object, which may be updated throughout the simulation, see Updating Plasma and Convergence), and a MonteCarloTransport object. The pages linked below explain how the former two are calculated (the latter is used mainly in the next step of the calculation), as well as showing this in action by calling an instance of the Simulation class.

• Setup Example
• Model
  • Shell Structure
  • Density
    • Branch85 W7 Density
    • Uniform Density
    • Power Law Density
    • Exponential Density
  • Abundance
  • Temperatures
  • Dilution Factor
• Plasma
  • Properties, Inputs and Outputs
  • The Plasma Graph
  • Updating the Plasma
  • Plasma Calculations
    • LTE Plasma
      • Example Calculations
    • Nebular Plasma
      • Calculating Zeta
      • Calculating Delta
      • Example Calculations
    • NLTE treatment
    • Helium NLTE
      • Recombination He NLTE
      • Numerical He NLTE
  • Sobolev optical depth
  • Macro Atom Line Interaction Treatment
    • Macro Atom