Rapidly Rotating Neutron Star UWM Centre for Gravitation and Cosmloggy > RNS

RNS is a code written by Nikolaos Stergioulas which constructs models of rapidly rotating, relativistic, compact stars using tabulated equations of state which are supplied by the user. Please direct questions about this program to either Sharon Morsink or Nikolaos Stergioulas.

Description

The code is based on the method developed by Komatsu, Eriguchi & Hachisu (1989) and modifications introduced by Cook, Shapiro & Teukolsky (1994). It can compute individual models as well as sequences of fixed mass, rest mass, angular velocity or angular momentum models. All models assume uniform rotation. You can read more about this code in Stergioulas and Friedman (1995) and in Nozawa, Stergioulas, Gourgoulhon & Eriguchi (1998) and references therein.

A list of publications which use the rns code is available.

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Sources

  • Version 1 This version of the code is best for users who simply wish to input an equation of state and a parameter (such as angular velocity, mass, etc.) and have the computer output a list of the star's properties.
  • Version 2 This version of the code is more suitable if you wish to use the results (such as the metric) in another application. The code is modularized so that it is fairly easy to call up from other programs. An example program is included. (Please email Sharon Morsink with suggestions which will make this more user friendly.)
  • A tarred gzip file of nuclear equation of state files are available. An index to the available EOS files is included.

  • The code, makefile, equation of state files and user's manual are available for download.

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HTML User Manual

Thanks...

  • Greg Cook - for supplying some equations of state files
  • Shai Ayal - for pointing out an error in a previous version of 2.0

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Page created on: Wed Jul 12 21:32:04 PDT 2000 by duncan