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-rw-r--r--Source/Utils/WarpXConst.H5
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diff --git a/Source/Utils/WarpXConst.H b/Source/Utils/WarpXConst.H
index fc40be290..1be627ca1 100644
--- a/Source/Utils/WarpXConst.H
+++ b/Source/Utils/WarpXConst.H
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ namespace PhysConst
static constexpr auto xi_c2 = static_cast<amrex::Real>( 1.1728865132395492e-35 ); // This should be usable for single precision, though
// very close to smallest number possible (1.2e-38)
+ // This marks the gamma threshold to switch between the full relativistic expression
+ // for particle kinetic energy and a Taylor expansion. It is used in the reduced diagnostics.
+ static constexpr auto gamma_relativistic_threshold =
+ static_cast<amrex::Real>(1.005);
+
static constexpr auto kb = static_cast<amrex::Real>( 1.380649e-23 ); // Boltzmann's constant, J/K (exact)
}