diff --git a/src/binary_c_parameters.h b/src/binary_c_parameters.h index d1d44db8e82b46d54b3b6f73715fbba403165981..781e34b7e7fe660a1fc01ce88b1ee50efd112bd5 100644 --- a/src/binary_c_parameters.h +++ b/src/binary_c_parameters.h @@ -1093,9 +1093,14 @@ /* * Lambda is the envelope binding energy parameter: - * Ebind = -G M Menv / (R lambda) + * Ebind = -G M Menv / (R lambda) + * + * Note: much as we'd like to set this to one of the + * three LAMBDA_* macros (for the Dewi/Tauris, + * Wang or Polytrope) these are not reliable over + * the whole parameter space. Instead, use 0.5. */ -#define DEFAULT_LAMBDA_CE -1.0 +#define DEFAULT_LAMBDA_CE 0.5 /* use Hurley et al. (2002) energy balance prescription by default */ #define DEFAULT_COMENV_PRESCRIPTION COMENV_BSE