[Mesa-users] wd_ignite ignition condition

[Francis Timmes]

the purpose of this test case is to show the ignition of carbon and oxygen 
as an accreting white dwarf nears the chandrasekhar mass limit.

the choice of stopping at 1e8 Lsun is a) sufficient to show vigorous burning
of carbon has begun, with peak temps ~ 2e9 k, and b) completes in a time that is 
reasonable for nightly runs of the entire test suite. there is no magic in 1e8 Lsun, 
one could have equally well chosen other stopping conditions for the purpose of a test suite case.

clearer?

fxt



> On Aug 1, 2019, at 6:28 PM, Joe Hellmers via Mesa-users <mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> For the wd_ignite model under star/test_suite uses the condition of total nuclear being 10^8 solar luminosities being the stopping condition for the model.
> 
> Does anybody know of a reference providing the physical rationale for this value?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Joe Hellmers
> 
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