Zoom Simulations

Zoom simulations in SWIFT utilise a handful of modifications specifically designed to optimise for running a zoom. You can find these detailed in the pages below.

To get started running a zoom simulation see the general and zoom specific getting started instructions.

Contents:

• Terminology
  • Zoom Region
  • Zoom cell
  • Background cell
  • Buffer cell
  • Void cell
  • Neighbour cell
• Cell Construction and Their Hierarchy
  • Large Zoom Regions
  • Small Zoom Regions
  • Zoom Region Dimensions
  • Particle Shifting
  • Void Cell Tree
• Running a Zoom Simulation
  • Command Line Option
  • Initial Conditions
  • Parameter File
• Gravity Task Creation
  • Top Level Task Creation
  • Void Task Splitting
  • Void Tasks
• Hydrodynamics with a Zoom Region
  • Pressureless Boundary
• Partitioning a Zoom Simulation
  • Wedge Decomposition
  • Metis/Parmetis Decomposition
• Zoom Snapshots
  • Particle Shifts
  • Additional Attributes
  • Additional Datasets
  • Particle Hash Table