[Mesa-users] entropy relaxation skipped

[Francis Timmes]

the run is terminating as instructed:

> stop because model_number >= max_model_number


try setting max_model_number to a larger value in your inlist(s).

fxt




> On Dec 16, 2020, at 6:13 AM, Akaash Conhye via Mesa-users <mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to relax composition and entropy for a white dwarf model. The profiles come from hydrodynamic simulations with a Helmholtz EOS without coulomb corrections. 
> 
> composition relaxation occurs just fine. However, my problem is entropy relaxation. In the terminal output file I've attached, MESA tries a few times with entropy relaxation and gives up instead of the usual timescale reduction to the minimum timestep. Does anyone know why this might be occurring?
> 
> Also attached is a comparison of the entropy profiles pre-relaxation (default) post relaxation (relax363) and the target profile (from hydro simulation)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Akaash
> 
> <relax363_s_and_mu_no_initial_dt_max_dt_s_1d0_mlt_cox_mesh_coeff_0.5_timescale_default_eddington_t_tau_iterated.out><sprofile_default_relax363_hydro_loglog.png>_______________________________________________
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