[Mesa-users] "Orb_period" Reference

[Francis Timmes]

hi gökhan,

perhaps $MESA_DIR/binary/private/binary_tides.f90 around line 381 will help, where the synchronization timescale is set to the binary orbital period:

         else if (sync_type == "Orb_period") then ! sync on timescale of orbital period
            t_sync = b% period ! synchronize on timescale of orbital period

which suggests a reference is probably not needed.

fxt




> On Sep 11, 2024, at 8:38 AM, Gökhan Yücel via Mesa-users <mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org> wrote:
> 
> Hey everyone,
> 
> Could anyone direct me to how the "Orb_period" option works in the "do_tidal_sync" settings in the "binary "module? 
> Is there a reference as in other options, such as  
> "Hut_conv" Sync timescale following Hurley et al. 2002, MNRAS, 329, 897
> 
> I have checked the MESA III paper but couldn't find a suitable answer.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Gökhan
> 
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