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Table 2 Coordinates available in BHAC

From: The black hole accretion code

Coordinates

Identifier

Num. derivatives

Init. \(\boldsymbol{g_{\mu\nu}}\)

Cartesian

cart

No

No

Boyer-Lindquist

bl

No

No

Kerr-Schild

ks

No

No

Modified Kerr-Schild

mks

No

No

Cartesian Kerr-Schild

cks

Yes

Yes

Rezzolla & Zhidenko parametrization (Rezzolla and Zhidenko 2014)

rz

Yes

No

Horizon penetrating Rezzolla & Zhidenko coordinates

rzks

Yes

Yes

Hartle-Thorne (Hartle and Thorne 1968)

ht

Yes

Yes