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diff --git a/Tools/compute_domain.py b/Tools/compute_domain.py index a1ba21979..822d776e8 100644 --- a/Tools/compute_domain.py +++ b/Tools/compute_domain.py @@ -3,6 +3,24 @@ import numpy as np import scipy.constants as scc import time, copy +''' +This Python script helps a user to parallelize a WarpX simulation. + +The user specifies the minimal size of the physical domain and the resolution +in each dimension, and the scripts computes: +- the number of cells and physical domain to satify the user-specified domain + size and resolution AND make sure that the number of cells along each + direction is a multiple of max_grid_size. +- a starting point on how to parallelize on Cori KNL (number of nodes, etc.). + +When running in a boosted frame, the script also has the option to +automatically compute the number of cells in z to satisfy dx>dz in the boosted +frame. + +Note that the script has no notion of blocking_factor. It is assumed that +blocking_factor = max_grid_size, and that all boxes have the same size. +''' + # Update the lines below for your simulation # ------------------------------------------ # 2 elements for 2D, 3 elements for 3D |