aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/Docs/source/running_cpp/parameters.rst
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'Docs/source/running_cpp/parameters.rst')
-rw-r--r--Docs/source/running_cpp/parameters.rst14
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Docs/source/running_cpp/parameters.rst b/Docs/source/running_cpp/parameters.rst
index 3c579d6fd..e0a0ac2b2 100644
--- a/Docs/source/running_cpp/parameters.rst
+++ b/Docs/source/running_cpp/parameters.rst
@@ -376,11 +376,10 @@ Numerics and algorithms
- ``2``: Direct deposition, vectorized
- ``3``: Direct deposition, non-optimized
- .. warning ::
+ .. warning::
- The vectorized Esirkepov deposition
- (``algo.current_deposition=0``) is currently not functional in WarpX.
- All the other methods (``1``, ``2`` and ``3``) are functional.
+ On GPU, use ``algo.current_deposition=0`` for Esirkepov
+ or ``3`` for direct deposition.
* ``algo.charge_deposition`` (`integer`)
The algorithm for the charge density deposition:
@@ -393,6 +392,10 @@ Numerics and algorithms
- ``0``: Vectorized version
- ``1``: Non-optimized version
+ .. warning::
+
+ The vectorized version does not run on GPU. Use
+ ``algo.field_gather=1`` when running on GPU.
* ``algo.particle_pusher`` (`integer`)
The algorithm for the particle pusher:
@@ -470,6 +473,9 @@ Diagnostics and output
Only used when mesh refinement is activated and ``warpx.plot_raw_fields`` is ``1``.
Whether to output the data of the coarse patch, in the plot files.
+* ``amr.plot_file`` (`string`)
+ Root for output file names. Supports sub-directories. Default `plotfiles/plt`
+
Checkpoints and restart
-----------------------
WarpX supports checkpoints/restart via AMReX.