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Simulation with Open Source Physics

Simulation with Open Source Physics. Butch DeBerry Advisor: Dr. Bruce Mason. Outline. Motivation The Open-Source Software Model Open Source Physics Our project Conclusion. Motivation. Assist in the instruction of QM Improve the quality of understanding

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Simulation with Open Source Physics

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  1. Simulation with Open Source Physics Butch DeBerry Advisor: Dr. Bruce Mason

  2. Outline • Motivation • The Open-Source Software Model • Open Source Physics • Our project • Conclusion

  3. Motivation • Assist in the instruction of QM • Improve the quality of understanding • Make a lasting contribution to the physics education community

  4. The Open-Source Software Model • Development distributed among many submitters • Project manager sets milestones and packages releases • Users have access to source code • Improvements and adaptations are encouraged • Users are encouraged to submit their changes

  5. Open Source Physics • Software library with applications • Physical simulation • Numerical analysis • Graphical interface • Library is relatively closed • Development centralized • Only release packages available • Applications are open all the way • This is what we’re working on http://www.opensourcephysics.org

  6. Our Project • QM probability distribution visualizer • Display 3D graphical representation of quantum probability distribution • Example: 3D Spin • Improvement over current software • Only shows expectation value in 3D • Requires extensive 3D graphics tools and knowledge

  7. Conclusion • Goal: Write an application using Open Source Physics library to display 3D probability distribution • OSP’s 3D graphics library is incomplete • Contribute to OSP library • Makes our work available for others • Developers are not favorable to outside contribution • Develop our own • This is what I’ll probably do • Wait for OSP developers • Wouldn’t make for much of a Capstone

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