Update Gravitational Potential including indirect terms authored by Elena Lega's avatar Elena Lega
......@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ $`d -> 0`$. The choice of the smoothing length depends mainly on the resolution:
- In the 2 Dimensional case
we use a potential of the form:
$`\Phi _p^{\epsilon} = -{m_pG\over {\sqrt {d^2+(\epsilon R_H)^2}}}`$
In 2 dimensional models we do not only have the problem of avoiding the singularity but we choose a potential that allows to mimic the average influence that the planet would have on the vertical gas column.
A value often used for the smoothing is $`0.7H`$ where $`H`$ is the disc scale height. We remark that the parameter $`\epsilon`$ is considered in the code in units of the Hill radius and not in disc scale height.
In 2 dimensional models we certainly have the problem of avoiding the singularity as well as in the 3D case; however the main constraint is to choose a potential that allows to mimic the average influence that the planet would have on the vertical gas column.
A value often used for the smoothing lenght is $`0.7H`$ where $`H`$ is the disc scale height. We remark that the smoothing parameter $`\epsilon`$ is considered in the code in units of the Hill radius and not in disc scale height.
To select this choice for a simulation in the config file:
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Smoothing
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