Numerical Physics Simulations

Discussions center on software tools, numerical algorithms, and methods like finite element analysis (FEA), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Runge-Kutta integration, and solvers such as OpenFOAM and FEniCS for physics-based simulations.

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dapids May 22, 2022 View on HN

I was hoping this was a modelling software with solvers for electro/thermo/aero dynamics, etc. What is this solving?

sohnakukkar Mar 14, 2023 View on HN

Thank you for the detailed reply. Do you use OpenFOAM or nastran?

mclau154 Apr 18, 2024 View on HN

isnt MATLAB, Simulink, and Simscape already doing this at much finer detail?

n00b101 Sep 30, 2016 View on HN

What kinds of numerical algorithms are used for this? e.g. Monte Carlo or Finite Element Analysis?

physicsguy Nov 3, 2024 View on HN

Have a look at FEniCs to start with.

Charon77 Dec 15, 2023 View on HN

Make simulators. Anything. Finite elements, diffusionssoon enough you'll learn about gradients, curls, and how to implement themOh, and play kerbal space programs

l1n May 29, 2018 View on HN

OpenFOAM might work for this purpose.

buescher Mar 31, 2022 View on HN

I think it's (more like?) an analog finite element solver driven by a microcomputer.

precsim Oct 27, 2020 View on HN

Don't really know how this ended up on the front page now, but the overall "idea" that I have yet to find anyone else understand and believe in (even my old prof and colleagues don't seem to "get it"), is that: wouldn't it be great if there was a unified, ideally simple, interface from which you could just select any solver by the click of a button, whether you wanted to use OpenFOAM, FEniCS, or maybe even Ansys, etc. Then you could set up your simulation model

beagle3 May 15, 2019 View on HN

Lots of numerical computations and simulations.