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Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics
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    .. grid-item-card:: Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA)
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      **MESA** is an advanced, open-source 1D stellar evolution code. The code is developed and maintained by a globally distributed team of researchers. MESA is written primarily in Fortran with a modular, flexible design that facilitates easy interfacing.

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   .. grid-item-card:: Stellar Physics
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      MESA implements tested, peer-reviewed physics and numerical methods for modeling stellar structure and evolution across a wide range of masses and evolutionary stages.

   .. grid-item-card:: Open-source
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      Freely available with an active global developer and user community, documentation, and examples to help drive new scientific results.

   .. grid-item-card:: Modular
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      A modular Fortran codebase with configurable physics modules, user hooks, and flexible inlists that make it easy to customize problem setups.


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    .. grid-item-card:: :material-regular:`rocket_launch;2em` Quickstart
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      :link: quickstart
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    .. grid-item-card:: :material-regular:`library_books;2em` Reference and Defaults
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      :link: reference
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    .. grid-item-card:: :material-regular:`laptop_chromebook;2em` Test Suite
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      :link: test_suite
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   :caption: Contents

   quickstart
   installation
   using_mesa
   modules
   reference
   test_suite
   about
   changelog
   summer_schools
   code_of_conduct
   contributing
   developing
   faq
   known_bugs
   news