multistar documentation

Version:

1.06.05

Release:

[main] 1.06.05-a2a8cb6d0984d6093676712e67c09795f54fcf1c

Date:

October 01, 2026 06:02:43 GMT

A simple and fast code to simulate stellar dynamics.

• Setup
• Usage
• Environment Variables
• Config
• Running multistar
• Modules
• Data access methods and properties
• Utility functions
• Plots and animations
• Grid
• Genetic
• Projects
• Examples
• Test
• Orbit utilities
• History

Acknowledgements

(alphabetical)

Ben Charles:

Help with work on tumbling of deformed bodies (honours thesis on Hyperion).

Benjamin Shaw:

Inspired work on original first binary code.

Charlie Sharpe:

Contributed much of the gravitational wave interactions.

Ethan Hallam:

Contributed code base for tidal lag time; help to test and fix dynamical tide and secular code.

Evgeni Grishin:

Was a great inspiration for quarupole-quadrupole interaction.

Gabriel MacMahon-Killingsworth:

The Thee Body Problem: Planets in triple star systems. Help with work on dynamics and stability analysis.

Gauthier Laurent:

Work on disruption of planetary systems around supermassive black holes. Contributed sampling function for planet-star distributions.

Megha Sharma:

Provided invaluable feedback through tireless testing and many bug fixes. Contributed EIH code draft and test code.

Rosemary Mardling:

Helped with inspiration and some initial code testing.