VICE: Versatile Integrator for Chemical Evolution

Welcome! This is the documentation for VICE version 1.3.1. First time users should familiarize themselves with VICE’s API by going through our tutorial, which can be launched automatically by running python -m vice --tutorial from a Unix terminal after installing VICE. Usage instructions for all of the functions and objects that VICE provides can be found in our comprehensive API reference. Details on VICE’s implementation and justification thereof can be found in our science documentation.

VICE’s developers are happy to consult with scientists looking to incorporate it into their research. Email one of our contributors or join us on Slack and start collaborating now!

• Installing VICE
  • Dependencies
  • Manual Installation
  • Troubleshooting Your Build
  • Uninstalling VICE
• Getting Started
  • Tutorial
  • Example Code
  • Accessing Documentation
  • From the Command Line
• Science Documentation
  • 1. Background
  • 2. Implementation
  • 3. Single Stellar Populations
  • 4. The Gas Supply
  • 5. Enrichment
  • 6. Nucleosynthetic Yields
  • 7. Migration
  • 8. Milky Way-Like Galaxies
  • 9. Scaling of the Total Metallicity
  • 10. Stellar Metallicity Distribution Functions
• Comprehensive API Reference
  • From the Command Line
  • Package Contents
• Developer’s Documentation
  • License
  • Citing VICE
  • Contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Submitting a Bug Report
  • Contributing to VICE