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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 { |