[mesa-users] mesa winds

[Bill Paxton]

Hi,

The mass is simply removed without consideration of velocity.
The only exception to this rule is for supersonic winds.
If you'd like to dig into the code for winds, you'll find it in
mesa/star/private/winds.f.

Good luck,
Bill


On Jun 3, 2012, at 3:31 AM, naveen yadav wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> I have a query. How does mesa takes care of the mass loss, once I specify a particle moss loss scheme. 
> I mean what is the algorithm for doing this. And does it assign any velocities to the lost mass, or it simply
> deducts that from the star mass. If it assigns velocities then what is the algorithm for that, is it hydrodynamical or 
> formula substitution or simply the escape velocity.
> 
> Regards
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