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  • Preliminaries
  • Quick Start
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  • Frontends
  • Numerical Methods
  • Interpreting Output Files
  • Understanding Grids
    • Spatial Grids
    • Frequency Grids
  • Working With Tags
  • Performance Tuning
  • Advanced Usage
  • Frequently Asked Questions
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Understanding Grids

This chapter describes how the GYRE frontends set up frequency and spatial grids, and discusses some strategies for ensuring these grids are optimal.

  • Spatial Grids
    • Scaffold Grid
    • Iterative Refinement
      • Mechanical Criterion
      • Thermal Criterion
      • Structural Criteria
      • Central Criteria
    • Limiting Controls
    • Namelist Options
    • Recommended Values
  • Frequency Grids
    • Grid Types
      • Linear Grid
      • Inverse Grid
      • File Grid
    • Frequency Units
    • Namelist Options
    • Recommended Values
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