Planet Module

Supervisor module that handles the growth of the planet (see grow_mass()) and updates all other modules. It is possible to overwrite methods (for examples of planets see `` chemcomp/planets`` folder). The most advanced planet is certainly BertPlanet, since it uses all kinds of migration techniques.

The Planet` module also handles the outputing which is handled by the DataObject (see Output) class.

Important Functions

• grow_mass()

IMPORTANT: This is the Supervisor! From here everything else is directed. This should be the only method that loops over the time.

• update_all()

Handles the interpolation of disk quantities and the migration of the planet.

• update()

all the interpolation steps are done here (see also [Operating Principle](Operating-Principle)).

• update_a_p()

Can be used to calculate the new position of the planet based on torques calculated in update_torque(). This function is called during update_all().

• evolve_disk_init()

Is used before the planet is put into the disk.

• calc_timestep()

calculates the timestep.

• print_params()

does the outputing and the occasional printing.