SAMUS: Simulator of Asteroid Malformation Under Stress
Abstract
SAMUS (Simulator of Asteroid Malformation Under Stress) simulates the deformation of minor bodies, assuming that they are homogenous incompressible fluid masses. They are initialized as ellipsoids and the Navier-Stokes equations are interatively solved to investigate the deformation of the body over time. The software is modular and allows for user-defined output functions, size, and trajectories. Structured as a single large class, SAMUS can store variables and handle arbitrary function calls, which eases debugging and investigation, especially for lengthy high-fidelity simulation runs.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics Source Code Library
- Pub Date:
- July 2023
- Bibcode:
- 2023ascl.soft07030T
- Keywords:
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- Software