/mesa-tools

Various tools for use with the MESA stellar evolution code.

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mesa-tools

Various tools for use with the MESA stellar evolution code.

tidalcalc.py uses the equations in Verbunt & Phinney 1995 to estimate how tidal forces may have changed a binary star's eccentricity. You need to have a 'history.data' file from a MESA model to use it.