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The Athena Code Test Page




One-Dimensional Tests.
Two-Dimensional Tests.
Three-Dimensional Tests.

Below is a list of tests which we have found useful in developing the algorithms in the Athena code. Follow the links for a detailed description of some of the tests, including results computed with Athena and/or ZEUS. The descriptions are meant to be detailed enough to allow anyone to try these tests in the privacy of their own home with any code -- if any information is missing that prevents this please let us know.

This page will be permanently under construction.


1D Tests

Hydro Tests

Linear Waves
Sod shocktube
Two Interacting Blast Waves
Einfeldt's Strong Rarefaction Tests
Shu & Osher's shocktube

MHD Tests

Linear Waves
Brio & Wu's shocktube
RJ2a
RJ4a

2D Tests

Hydro Tests

Double Mach Reflection
Implosion (from Liska & Wendroff)
Spherical Blast Waves
Spherical Noh shocktube
Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability
Rayleigh-Taylor Instability

MHD Tests

Linear Waves
Non-linear Circular Polarized Alfven Wave
Advection of a Field Loop
RJ2a Rotated to Grid
RJ4a Rotated to Grid
Current Sheet
Orszag-Tang Vortex
Spherical Blast Waves in a strong field
MHD Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability
MHD Rayleigh-Taylor Instability

3D Tests

Hydro Tests

Spherical Blast Waves
Spherical Noh shocktube

MHD Tests

Linear Waves
Non-linear Circular Polarized Alfven Wave
Advection of a Field Loop
RJ2a Rotated to Grid
Spherical Blast Waves in a strong field

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