The first two-dimensional stellar structure and evolution models of rotating stars

The ESTER models are easiest read in with the python package that comes with the ESTER installation. Alternatively, with Python: import numpy as np import h5py def read_ester_model(filename): f = h5py.File(filename, 'r') return f['star'].attrs['age'], f['star'].attrs['Omega_bk'], np.array(f['star']['diff_v']).T, np.array(f['star']['r']).T,np.array(f['star'['N14']).T, np.array(f['star']['w']).T This, for example, returns the age, fraction of the critical rotation, vertical diffusion coefficient, N14 mass fraction profile, and the angular velocity.

We refer to the ESTER documentation for more details.