Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-01-14
Astrophys.Space Sci.316:61-73,2008
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in Astrophysics & Space Science, ESTA/CoRoT Volume
Scientific paper
10.1007/s10509-007-9663-9
The Cesam code is a consistent set of programs and routines which perform calculations of 1D quasi-hydrostatic stellar evolution including microscopic diffusion of chemical species and diffusion of angular momentum. The solution of the quasi-static equilibrium is performed by a collocation method based on piecewise polynomials approximations projected on a B-spline basis; that allows stable and robust calculations, and the exact restitution of the solution, not only at grid points, even for the discontinuous variables. Other advantages are the monitoring by only one parameter of the accuracy and its improvement by super-convergence. An automatic mesh refinement has been designed for adjusting the localisations of grid points according to the changes of unknowns. For standard models, the evolution of the chemical composition is solved by stiffly stable schemes of orders up to four; in the convection zones mixing and evolution of chemical are simultaneous. The solution of the diffusion equation employs the Galerkin finite elements scheme; the mixing of chemicals is then performed by a strong turbulent diffusion. A precise restoration of the atmosphere is allowed for.
Lebreton Yveline
Morel Pierre
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