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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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Where can I find simulation software for electricity and magnets?
Is there easily-available* software to simulate coils, solenoids, and other magnetic and electromagnetic devices?
I'd like to play around with some design ideas, such as Halbach arrays, but physics ...
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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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Matlab package: graphical calculus for quantum operations (esp. linear optics)
I need a matlab package that will make my life easier. I have quantum circuits with optical beam splitters, polarizing beam splitters and photodetectors. These circuits are getting very complicated ...
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Software for simulating 3D Newtonian dynamics of simple geometric objects (with force fields)
I'm looking for something short of a molecular dynamics package, where I can build up simple geometric shapes with flexible linkages/etc and simulate the consequences of electrostatic repulsion ...
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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 geometrical optics
Is there any good software for construction optical path's in geometrical optics. More specifically I want features like:
draw $k \in \mathbb{N}$ objects $K_1,\dots,K_n$ with indices of refraction ...
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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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Software for simulating supersonic aerodynamics [closed]
Could you please suggest the software, where I can load my 3D model and see how it behave on various conditions (speed - preferably including supersonic, temperature, pressure)?
Both free & ...
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Software to calculate forces between magnets
I am working on a complex configuration of magnets and every time I make an experiment something unforseen happens. Now I believe I could speed up the development by sitting down and calculating the ...
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Matlab package: graphical calculus for quantum operations including beam splitters and polarizing beam splitters [duplicate]
I need a matlab package that will make my life easier. I have quantum circuits with optical beam splitters, polarizing beam splitters and photodetectors. These circuits are getting very complicated ...
