Enzo

This guide walks you through Enzo in four progressive chapters:

1. Overview (this page)
2. Quickstart
3. Simulation Blueprint
4. Production Run

Code Profile

• Method: Eulerian AMR (Adaptive Mesh Refinement)
• Core traits: Structured-grid AMR with extensible astrophysics modules
• Typical usage: AMR cosmological structure-formation and gas-dynamics workflows
• Example Workflow: Hydro-1D/SodShockTube

Official Documentation & Source

• Enzo documentation
• Enzo source (enzo-dev, GitHub)
• Sod shock tube example path

Academic References (NASA ADS)

• Bryan et al. (2014), ENZO: An Adaptive Mesh Refinement Code for Astrophysics
• The Enzo Collaboration et al. (2019), ENZO (JOSS)

Next Chapters

• Quickstart
• Simulation Blueprint
• Production Run