stellar particle IDs

David Wang
  • 26 Jun '19

Hi there,
I am wondering that whether a stellar particle IDs will also sometimes cease to exist? For gas particles, it can be promoted into black holes or stars and then, it ceases to exist. I don't know if stellar particle will turn into a black hole and stop existing.
Thanks,
David Wang

Dylan Nelson
  • 27 Jun '19

Hi David,

No, this shouldn't happen. Although stars lose mass with time, they are never completely removed from the simulation after they are formed.

David Wang
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  • 27 Jun '19

Thanks for the reply! To be precise, I am thinking about some event such as supernova explosion. After that, will the simulation just delete this stellar particle?

Dylan Nelson
  • 27 Jun '19

Hi David,

No, this may involve the release of energy/mass near stars, but it won't ever destroy stars (this is because star particles represent entire populations, not just a single star which would explode and then be gone). You can find the details in the TNG methods papers.

David Wang
  • 27 Jun '19

Got it! Thank you!

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