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| author |  MaxThevenet <mthevenet@lbl.gov>
| 2019-12-23 14:04:37 -0800 |
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| committer | MaxThevenet <mthevenet@lbl.gov>
| 2019-12-23 14:04:37 -0800 |
| commit | 2ebae955f208d63fe781613cb511ff57b5da836a (patch) | |
| tree | 08d29fc0954aeb1c539d9549ba00bad5080b6ada /Source/Particles/PhotonParticleContainer.H | |
| parent | 4b5b142d63f047a94919e24b8849841560e7be15 (diff) | |
| parent | db13c6aa943753b514479aa7e0049921937c8846 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/Source/Particles/PhotonParticleContainer.H b/Source/Particles/PhotonParticleContainer.H index 580f13f86..9b688cc59 100644 --- a/Source/Particles/PhotonParticleContainer.H +++ b/Source/Particles/PhotonParticleContainer.H @@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ #include <PhysicalParticleContainer.H> #include <AMReX_Vector.H> +/** + * Photon particles have no mass, they deposit no charge, and see specific QED + * effects. For these reasons, they are stored in the separate particle + * container PhotonParticleContainer, that inherts from + * PhysicalParticleContainer. The particle pusher and current deposition, in + * particular, are overriden in this container. + */ class PhotonParticleContainer : public PhysicalParticleContainer { |