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Suchith JN
Asked: 2012-04-15 00:11:45 +0800 CST

Any Physics software for Ubuntu?

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I am using Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 2.

As a Physics simulation software I tried STEP. But I was disappointed because I had frequent crashes with that thing.

Is there any good Physics simulation software for Ubuntu?

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5 Answers

  1. You could try elmer Install elmer which is available in the software-centre.

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  2. you should probably take a look here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuScience/Physics

    A list of available apps:

    and much more.

    Personally I advise you to user cernlib. To install:

    sudo apt-get install cernlib
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  3. There are quite a lot of software available in ubuntu repo. Some programming background is essential while choosing the one fits your need.

    • C/C++ : Octave + gnuplot (Numerical analysis)
    • python : Blender, i personally recommend this one. Download a latest version of this software from its official site. It has physics render engine. yet the learning curve is steep.here are some videos
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  4. If you are used to Matlab, you may use Octave to edit m files. You can perform many numerical analysis tasks with Octave or Python. Make sure you have the correct libraries when using Python for plotting and analysis. (e.g. matplotlib, etc.).

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  5. You can try scilab Install scilab which is available in the Ubuntu software-center.

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