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Expressing Constraints in Instrument and Science Model Packs
We need a simple and flexible means of expressing constraints on and between parameters, for the input specification discussed in #9.
Examples that can be attached to one parameter:
- Parameter is fixed:
fixed
(or omit). Example: temperature of starlight continuum. - Parameter is bounded (below, above, or both):
bounded: [p1,]
orbounded: [,p2]
, orbounded: [p1,p2]
. Examples: central intensities, wavelengths, etc. - Parameter is tied to another parameter (by name?):
tied: 1.15 pah_77_feature1_central_lam
. Example: fixing ratios between (probably new) sub-features of PAH complexes.
Examples that might need to be expressed separately, since they govern multiple parameters:
- Parameter is tied to a simple function of another parameter:
tied: integrated_strength(pah_11*) = 0.4 integrated_strength(pah_77*)
or some such.
Instrument packs can use this notation as well.