Additional definitions¶
We here list some definitions present in gwfast not reported in the previous documentation.
Constants¶
We here list the constants defined in the gwfastGlobals module
- gwfast.gwfastGlobals.uGpc = 3.0856775814913673e+25¶
Gigaparsec (\(\rm Gpc\)) in meters (\(\rm m\)).
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- gwfast.gwfastGlobals.uMsun = 1.9884099021470415e+30¶
Solar mass (\({\rm M}_{\odot}\)) in kilograms (\(\rm kg\)).
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- gwfast.gwfastGlobals.uAU = 149597870.7¶
Astronomical unit (\(\rm A.U.\)) in kilometers (\(\rm km\)).
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- gwfast.gwfastGlobals.gravConst = 6.6743e-11¶
Gravitational constant (\(G\)), in cubic meters per kilogram per square second (\(\rm m^3\, kg^{-1}\, s^{-2}\)).
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- gwfast.gwfastGlobals.clight = 299792.458¶
Speed of light in vacuum (\(c\)), in kilometers per second (\(\rm km / s\)).
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- gwfast.gwfastGlobals.clightGpc = 9.715611022447906e-18¶
Speed of light in vacuum (\(c\)), in gigaparsecs per second (\(\rm Gpc / s\)).
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- gwfast.gwfastGlobals.GMsun_over_c3 = 4.925491025543576e-06¶
Geometrized solar mass \(G \, {\rm M}_{\odot} / c^3\), in seconds (\(\rm s\)).
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- gwfast.gwfastGlobals.GMsun_over_c2 = 1476.6250614046494¶
Geometrized solar mass \(G \, {\rm M}_{\odot} / c^2\), in meters (\(\rm m\)).
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- gwfast.gwfastGlobals.GMsun_over_c2_Gpc = 4.785415917274701e-23¶
Geometrized solar mass \(G \, {\rm M}_{\odot} / c^2\), in gigaparsec (\(\rm Gpc\)).
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- gwfast.gwfastGlobals.f_isco = 2198.587345545212¶
ISCO frequency coefficient for a Schwarzschild BH, in \(\rm Hz\).
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- gwfast.gwfastGlobals.f_qK = 2585.0¶
Coefficient for the limit of the quasi-Keplerian approximation, in \(\rm Hz\), as in arXiv:2108.05861 (see also arXiv:1605.00304). This is more conservative than two times the Schwarzschild ISCO.
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Paths¶
We here list the useful directory paths defined in the gwfastGlobals module