NBODY6++

Features of the computer code


written by Emil Khalisi and Rainer Spurzem

Introduction to the scientific calculation of an N-particle system using the Nbody6++ code. Description of the general features and first steps for getting involved.
© 2003. Booklet 38 pages. Format 14 x 21 cm.


Contents (3rd edition):

  1. Introduction
  2. Code versions
  3. Getting started
  4. Input variables
  5. Thresholds for the variables
  6. How to read the diagnostics
  7. Runs on parallel machines
  8. The Hermite integration method
  9. Individual and block time steps
  10. The Ahmad-Cohen scheme
  11. KS-Regularization
  12. Nbody-units
    13. Refernces

Frontpage of the manual

Editions:
3rd edition: 2006, August 9
  2005, March 15
2nd edition: 2003, March 13

The manual faces occasional updates. The latest version is in charge of

Prof. Dr. Rainer Spurzem

and the working group at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidelberg. If you are interested in the latest version, feel free to contact us! See also the Nbody6 Wiki-Page for exchanging users' experience maintained by Andreas Ernst.





Last modified: 2007, Mrc 06