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Software for electric schemes [migrated]
I am looking for an open source software for creating electric schemes. Could you, please, recommend your favorite programs? Also, it will be better if your programm can do other schemes (for ...
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Best code for Mie Scattering? [closed]
I'm looking for a good code for Mie scattering. What is most generally used out there (free and commercial)?
Do you know of any "recent" code written for Mathematica?
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Is there a general physics simulator for learning purposes?
Is there a complete physics simulator that I can use to do general simulations for learning purposes? For example:
Create a sandbox.
Fill with a gas.
Load a 3d solid model like this (but 3d).
Fill ...
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How can I simulate metric equations in relativity theories? [closed]
I want to simulate tensor equations of general relativity like Einstein's field equation, what I have to do? What PC program I've to use?
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How to determine predicted CP violation for a given SUSY point?
I'm currently studying at the spectra of some supersymmetric models, and would like to know whether the parameter points I'm looking at are ruled out due to excessive CP violation.
I am using SPheno, ...
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Why do air bubbles stick to the side of plastic tubing?
I'm watching water with air bubbles flow through transparent plastic tubing. The inner diameter is a few mm. Bubbles typically are the same diameter as the tubing, with length about the same or up ...
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Supersymmetry calculations using computer algebra
Already the early papers on supergravity were written using computer algebra software to do some calculations. What modern packages do people normally use for doing such calculations? Of course ...
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Final-state baryons in $p \bar p$ collisions in Pythia
I'm trying to simulate inclusive $\chi_c$ production in $p \bar p$ collisions at very low energies (~ 5.5 GeV) using Pythia8 event generator. Leaving aside problems bounded with applicability of ...
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Link between Earth and Mars
I am trying to the calculate the link budget for link between a ground station on Earth (with a particular latitude and longitude) and a rover at a particular location on the surface of Mars, either ...
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Implementing a black-body using Planck's Law in a 3D ray tracer
1_ In one of my software projects, I need to implement Planck's Law in terms of wavelength. I can't be sure if it's right because I've seen different variations of it, and all the implementations ...
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Software for Rietveld Analysis [closed]
If I want to do Rietveld analysis, which software would you suggest?
I already tried FullProf, but I find it quite confusing and not user friendly.
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Crystal visualization software for visualizing lattice with reciprocal vectors drawn in same image [closed]
I'm looking for a free crystal visualization program, preferably for Linux, that can visualize the common lattice structures in 3D interactively (rotatable with mouse) and draw in the same picture the ...
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What libraries are available for solving problems at the college physics level? [closed]
Are there any libraries available for solving problems at the level of college physics?
In particular, I'm interested in libraries for general purpose programming languages that can calculate results ...
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Quantum circuit simulation software [closed]
Would anyone be able to recommend some software that you can use to simulate a quantum circuit? Something someone created to easily be able to create nice looking quantum circuits and quickly ...
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audio signal arithmetic
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I have been messing around with audio signals in Audacity and realized that by inverting a signal and adding it to the same signal I get no signal. Thus (S + invS) is really (S-S). (S+S) = ...
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Does Celestia take the lunar orbit precession into account?
Does the lunar orbit plane rotate (8 year period precession)? Does Celestia take this into account while drawing the moon orbit?
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Code to sample from & integrate light of a cluster?
Are there any publicly available codes to sample from an initial mass function (common ones... Kroupa, Chabrier, Salpeter) to construct a cluster, then use stellar models to generate an integrated ...
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What free software is there for observing the sky (sky map software)
I used until now only stellarium.org and I'm curious if there is any other software that is better than stellarium. By better, I mean:
doesn't have high system ...
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How to identify the objects in an astrophoto, and what portion of the sky it covers?
Given an astrophoto with a resolution between 0.5 and 5 arcseconds per pixel, which ways exist to identify the direction of view, field of view, and objects in the picture?
I believe most amateur ...
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How can one determine at which distance the Lennard-Jones potential reaches a given value?
My question is fairly simple, but I do need clarification on how to get the inverse of the Lennard-Jones potential V(x).
I am working with the following expression:
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V(x) = e\times[(R/x)^{12} ...
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How to calculate linar velocity of planet orbit?
I try to simulate a solar system with planets (with random mass) placed randomly around a sun with a mass $X \times \text{solar mass}$.
The simulation is going well when I use real data ...
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End position of movement factoring in deceleration
Ok I am hoping to apply this answer to a piece of software, but it uses physics to work out the result so I require some help in that department.
I will attempt to explain this the best I can.
I ...
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Planet's Moon attrated by sun [closed]
I'm currently writing a code to generate solar system and $N$ number of planets / moons.
I use real data to test (earth / sun / moon data).
I succeeded in placing the earth and make it orbit around ...
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Computing Planetary Positions
Shortly, I will be beginning my third year at University in Computer Science, I am a software developer and I will be required to work on a final year project.
My idea for my final year project is ...
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Are there websites or programmes that permit a simulation of the night sky in the past and the future on an ordinary computer?
Are there websites or programs that permit a simulation of the night sky in the past and the future on an ordinary computer?
(For the past, I would be content with objects visible to the naked eye.)
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Statics software for structural engineering
I'm attempting to expand my knowledge of engineering software. I've found comsol and ansys for acoustics and thermodynamics/fluid dynamics (not necessarily in that order), now I'd like to see if I can ...
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How to get started in Astronomy (UK based) [closed]
I have always been interested in space and astronomy (in my youth - I wanted to be an astronaut).
However for various reasons, I never quite got started. I now want to get started - small but ...
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Visualization of dynamics of a scale-free network of Ising spins [closed]
What software can I use to visualize the dynamics of a scale-free network of Ising spins? The network has 10,000 nodes and an average of 10 degrees per node. The exponent of the power law is -2.4 for ...
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What is the current evaluation of a sky map application for mobile devices?
Which sky map application for mobile devices have the best "feature satisfaction"-to-investment ratio?
I would like to have a comparison between "sky map" applications for mobile devices and it ...
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What is the format for “local catalog” files used by JSkyCat?
I am trying to use JSkyCat to mark a set of coordinates on a FITS image, and have found the dialog for choosing a catalog file to load. However, I am having trouble finding any documentation on what ...
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When taking a sequence of exposures for stacking/coaddition, what dither patterns are most commonly desired? Why?
When taking a sequence of exposures for stacking/coaddition, what dither patterns are most commonly desired? When visiting a telescope, what default dither patterns would a visiting astronomer like to ...
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Is there any Calculator capable of calculating and displaying differential geometry? [closed]
Is there any Calculator capable of calculating and displaying differential geometry (display curvature of spacetime)?
$$ds^2~=~g_{ab}dx^adx^b.$$
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Is there a nice tool to plot graphs of paper citations? [closed]
I would like a tool which allows me to enter some paper citation, and then will begin drawing a graph, where each paper is linked to other papers that cite the original paper or are cited by it.
It ...
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Software to simulate dynamics of objects in a given gravitation field [closed]
I want to simulate and test set of 2D designs that basically have pulley/gear/chain-linked systems under Gravity (For e.g. to check how a pulley would rotate given particular weights, of course I'm ...
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Stellar evolution simulation engine or software
Is there any general purpose stellar evolution simulation engine or software? Something to throw in properties of the star and to watch how (and why) they change along the timeline - with or without ...
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Software for Creating Custom Star Charts?
I need to produce custom star charts for my website. I want to be able to do the following:
Specify a region, maybe a constellation or just an arbitrary region
Specify what appears on the chart ...
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What is the best tool for simulating Vacuum and Fluids together?
I require a software to simulate Fluid simulation with the capability of supporting vacuum simulation. My requirements are that all numbers must reflect their real counterparts almost exactly. For ...
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What software programs are used to draw physics diagrams, and what are their relative merits?
People undoubtedly use a variety of programs to draw diagrams for physics, but I am not familiar with many of them. I usually hand-draw things in GIMP. GIMP is powerful in some regards, but it's ...
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Free Optics Simulation Programs
I'm having an extremely difficult time finding an optics program that is easy to use and offers accurate physics simulations. I'm not asking for much, I just want to be able to simulate a laser going ...
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What is the meaning of negative mass (in a SUSY spectrum)?
I was playing around with SuSpect to generate some SUSY mass spectrums and I'm often encountering situations where I get a negative neutralino mass.
What is the physical meaning of this negative ...
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How to place any logic gate in Ultiboard 10 [closed]
I have enermous problem with Ultiboard 10 Student's edition. I have to built a logic system to the karnough map(it is easy to me, but the program is not). I cannot find any logic gate in this program. ...
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Toolbox for Complex Networks and Graphs
Is there a toolbox which helps in visual simulation and modeling of a network (say a mesh or ring) consisting of coupled synchronized system of nonlinear equations(ODE) which represent a system of ...
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Simulating a car in an intersection
I'm somewhat confused. I want to simulate in real-time an intersection where cars have to turn left, right or go straight. What I have are 2 way points: One at the beginning of the intersection on ...
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physics presentation infographics tool [closed]
just wondering if anyone used some infographics(information graphics) tool tailored for physics demonstration use? i am looking at some figures and plots in different styles and feel they're ...
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Good Magnetic Simulation Software? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find simulation software for electricity and magnets?
I am looking for a good, FREE software that allows me to play with magnets, coils, generators, the ...
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Software for simulating the motion of a test particle in a force field [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Software for simulating 3D Newtonian dynamics of simple geometric objects (with force fields)
Is there any software for linux, which can simulate the motion of a test ...
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free stress analysis software for verifying speaker stand design
I've designed a speaker stand, that I would like to build myself. However, I am a little unsure if the design is sturdy enough, or if it needs further improvements.
Is there a free software, which I ...
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Modeling falling spheres
The following situation interests me and I was wondering if there is software to model it?
A large set of n spheres of uniform density and discrete sizes, mass proportional to volume, are dropped ...
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Algorithmic approach for applying Kirchhoff's Rules to circuit analysis
Working with Kirchhoff's rules, I am attempting to device an algorithmic approach to finding the unknowns of the problems, I am of a Computer Science background and I am finding it difficult to ...
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Simulator for electrostatics
I am searching for a tool that visualizes the electric field/potential for simple electrostatic configurations like
conducting/polarized sphere in an uniform electric field
conducting/polarized ...
