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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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.
Read moreSherpa – Monte Carlo event generator
Sherpa is a Monte Carlo event generator for the Simulation of High-Energy Reactions of PArticles.
Read moreHerwig – multi-purpose particle physics event generator
Herwig is a multi-purpose particle physics event generator.
Read moreRivet – particle-physics MC analysis toolkit
Rivet is a system for preservation of particle-collider analysis logic, analysis reinterpretation via MC simulations.
Read moreHepMC – 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.
Read moreROOT – 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.
Read moreOpenFOAM – CFD software
OpenFOAM is a free and open source library of C++ routines which facilitate the numerical solution of partial differential equations.
Read moreMcStas – neutron ray-trace simulation software
McStas is a free and open source software simulator for neutron scattering instruments and experiments written in C.
Read moreOctopus – 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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