This article focuses on selecting the best open source software for physics and physics education. Hopefully there will be something for interest here for all budding physicists.
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Tag: physics
SU2 – suite for multiphysics simulation and design
SU2 is a suite of tools for the numerical solution of partial differential equations (PDE) and performing PDE constrained optimization.
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Sherpa – Monte Carlo event generator
Sherpa is a Monte Carlo event generator for the Simulation of High-Energy Reactions of PArticles.
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Herwig – multi-purpose particle physics event generator
Herwig is a multi-purpose particle physics event generator.
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Rivet – particle-physics MC analysis toolkit
Rivet is a system for preservation of particle-collider analysis logic, analysis reinterpretation via MC simulations.
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HepMC – event record for High Energy Physics Monte Carlo generators and simulation
HepMC3 is a new version of the HepMC event record. It uses shared pointers for in-memory navigation and the POD concept for persistency.
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ROOT – modular scientific software framework
ROOT is an object-oriented program and library developed by CERN, aimed at solving the data analysis challenges of high-energy physics.
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OpenFOAM – CFD software
OpenFOAM is a free and open source library of C++ routines which facilitate the numerical solution of partial differential equations.
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McStas – neutron ray-trace simulation software
McStas is a free and open source software simulator for neutron scattering instruments and experiments written in C.
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Octopus – scientific program aimed at the ab initio virtual experimentation
Octopus is a free and open source computer package aimed at the simulation of the electron-ion dynamics of finite systems.
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Elmer – multiphysical simulation software
Elmer is a very mature multiphysical simulation software with development starting in 1995.
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Geant4 – simulation toolkit
Geant4 (for GEometry ANd Tracking) is a toolkit for “the simulation of the passage of particles through matter,” using Monte Carlo methods.
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PYTHIA – software for the generation of high-energy physics events
PYTHIA is a free and open source program for the generation of high-energy physics events. It’s largely based on original research.
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Step – interactive physics simulator
Step is a free and open source interactive physics simulator.With Step you can not only learn but feel how physics works.
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Advanced Simulation Library (ASL) – hardware accelerated multiphysics simulation platform
Advanced Simulation Library is a hardware accelerated multiphysics simulation platform. It also solves Partial Differential Equations.
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