The First Open-Source General Relativistic Force-Free Electrodynamics Code

Authors

Maria Babiuc-Hamilton, Marshall UniversityFollow
Zach Etienne
Mew-Bing Wan

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

We are writing the first open-source, general relativistic force-free electrodynamics code: GiRaFFE. The goal is to numerically simulate neutron star and black hole magnetospheres. The GiRaFFE is alive! It has passed a number of 1D code validation tests, and 3D tests are underway. We plan to release the code and test suite initial data routines open-source to the community.

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Recommended Citation

Babiuc, M., Etienne, Z. & W. Mew-Bing (2016). GiRaFFE: The first open-source general relativistic force-free electrodynamics code. Slides presented at the Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.