Wind Models

Python allows for various types of models, which are defined by the following parameters

### Parameters describing the various winds or coronae in the system
Wind.radiation(yes,no)                          yes
Wind.number_of_components                  1
Wind.type(SV,star,hydro,corona,kwd,homologous,shell,imported)                   sv
Wind.coord_system(spherical,cylindrical,polar,cyl_var)          cylindrical
Wind.dim.in.x_or_r.direction               30
Wind.dim.in.z_or_theta.direction           30

Wind.radiation (WHICH PROBABLY WILL BE MOVED) allows for wind not only to scatter and absorb photons, but also to emit them by various processes, bound-bound, free-free, and recombination. It is the default for simple radiative transfer.

Wind.number_of_components is usually 1, but can be greater if one wishes to construct a wind from a combination of several wind models, for example a fast flow near the poles of a system, and a slow for near the disk. If the number of components exceeds 1, then the remaining questions relating to the wind will be posed multiple times.

The wind models incorporated into Python currently are:

SV

The Shlosman and Vitello parameterization of a bi-conical flow

Stellar_wind

A fairly standard parameterization of a spherical outflow for a hot star

Hydro

A special purpose mode used by us for importing models from Zeus and Pluto

Corona

A simple model for a corona above the disk

KWD

The Knigge Woods and Drew parameterization of a bi-conical flow

Homologous

A homologous expansion law useful for simulating SNe

Shell

A model of a thin shell useful for diagnostic studies

Imported

A general purpose mode for importing a wind from an ascii file

Todo

Update paths as they move. Combine with Wind Models?