Author Archives: Dan Gezelter

Meep

Meep (or MEEP) is a free finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation software package developed at MIT to model electromagnetic systems, along with our MPB eigenmode package. Its features include: – Free software under the GNU GPL. – Simulation in 1d, 2d, … Continue reading

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AcouSTO (Acoustics Simulation TOol)

AcouSTO (Acoustics Simulation TOol) is an open source Boundary Element Method (BEM) solver for the Kirchhoff-Helmholtz Integral Equation (KHIE). The code is released under GPL v3.0. Find AcouSTO (Acoustics Simulation TOol) at: http://acousto.sourceforge.net/

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Eigen

Eigen is a C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers, and related algorithms. It provides high performance, arbitrary sized (and sparse) matricies, and excellent numerical stability. It is available under a LGPL3+/GPL2+ dual license. Find Eigen at: … Continue reading

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Veusz

A publication-quality scientific plotting package built in Python, NumPy, and PyQt4. Find Veusz at: http://home.gna.org/veusz/

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BioBike

A platform for knowledge-based computational biology. Written in Lisp, downloadable or accessible through our web servers. Find BioBike at: http://biolisp.org

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Open Source Seismic Interpretation System

OpendTect is an open source seismic interpretation software system for processing, visualizing and interpreting multi-volume seismic data, and for fast-track development of innovative interpretation tools. Optionally OpendTect can be extended with (closed source) commercial plugins. Find Open Source Seismic Interpretation … Continue reading

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Java Algebra System

The Java Algebra System (JAS) is an object oriented, type safe and multi-threaded approach to computer algebra. JAS provides a well designed software library using generic types for algebraic computations implemented in the Java programming language. The library can be … Continue reading

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Energy system modelling with ASCEND

ASCEND is a general-purpose equation-solving environment that has recently been used to model a range of gas turbine and steam turbine power cycles, approaching the complexity of commercial power stations. Collaborations are sought to deepen and broaden the library of … Continue reading

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WebPlotDigitizer

WebPlotDigitizer is a based tool to extract data from plots in image form. This tool helps you retrieve data from scanned plots or plots from published papers quickly and easily. This is web based, so no installation is needed. The … Continue reading

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10 years of CDK

Today marks (roughly) the tenth birthday of a fantastically successful open science project called the Chemical Development Kit (CDK).  At the time the skeleton of the project was set down on my office whiteboard, I was still the lead developer … Continue reading

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