2 3 M * r_s rho(r) = ------ -------------------, 2 2 (5/2) 4*Pi (r + r_s ) with total mass M and scale radius r_s. parameters out=file The initial conditions are written in NEMO snapshot format to file. If file=-, output is made to stdout. Default: required. nbody=num The initial conditions will contain num body masses, positions, and velocities. Default: required. r_s=val The scale radius of the Plummer sphere is set to val. Default: 1. mass=val The total mass of the Plummer sphere is set to val. Default: 1. seed=num We will use num as seed for the (pseudo-) random number generator. If num=0, a unique new seed is created from the current value of the time, otherwise, the seed actually provided is used. Default: 0. q_ran=t|f If true, we use quasi-random rather than pseudo-random numbers for drawing position and angles in velocity space. Pseudo-random numbers are still used in the rejection-method to draw the total velocity from the DF. Default: f. time=val The simulation time associated with the initial conditions is set to val. Default: 0. f_pos=val The fraction of bodies with positive sense of rotation about the z-axis is set to val. Default: 0.5. rmax=val If given, only bodies with radius < val are created. No default. WD_units=t|f If true, units for mass and r_s will be taken as solar mass and kpc, respectively, but output units will be in kpc (positions), kpc/Gyr (velocities), and 222288.47 solar masses (implying Newton’s G=1). Default: f. remarkmkplum differs from mkplummer(1NEMO) in several ways. The most important additional features are q_ran and WD_units. see alsomkdehnen(1falcON), mkking(1falcON) files falcON/doc/user_guide.pdf User Guide for falcON
Walter Dehnen walter.dehnen@astro.le.ac.uk update history of this man page 18-May-2004 first version of manual written WD