十佳自由Linux物理工具

10 of the Best Free Linux Physics Tools

十佳自由Linux物理工具

Physics is a natural science concerned with the study of matter and energy applying laws that govern natural phenomena. It encompasses the study of the universe from the largest galaxies to subatomic particles, covering mechanics, radiation, heat, electricity, sound, magnetism and the structure of atoms.

物理是一门研究遵守着掌控自然现象的物理规律的物质和能量的自然科学。它涵盖对宇宙从最大的星系到亚原子粒子整个空间范围的研究，覆盖力学、辐射、热、电、声、磁和原子结构等等。

A good background of physics is essential in understanding our planet, our neighbouring planets, our solar system, and the universe. It offers explanations for every observed natural phenomenon. Physics is widely regarded as the most central and fundamental science and forms the basis of many other sciences including astronomy, chemistry, biology, oceanography, seismology, and zoology.

一个好的物理背景，对于理解我们的星球、我们的比 邻星球、我们的太阳系、以及整个宇宙，都是极其必要的；它为每一个观测到的自然现象提供了理论依据。物理学被广泛地认为是最中心、最基础的科学，是形成其 他许多科学包括天文学、化学、生物学、海洋学、地震学和动物学等的根基。

Physics is an incredibly stimulating science, challenging our imagination with quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, chaos theory, and electromagnetism. It has contributed to modern society with the development of lasers, computers, homeland security, power transmission, biomedicine and drug development, cancer therapy, medical imaging, light sources, and much more.

物理学是一门难以置信地令人兴奋的科学，不断以量子力学、电动力学、混沌理论、电磁学等新的发现挑战着我们的想象力。它已经用激光，计算机，国土安全，电力传输，生物医学和药物开发，癌症治疗，医学影像，光源，等等的发展，促成了今日的现代社会。

Science really prospers and advances when individuals share the results of their experiments with others in the scientific community. There is a certain logic that scientific software should therefore be released under an open source license. 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.

科学的真正的繁荣和进步来源于科学社区里的人们与他人分享自己实验的结果。因此，科研软件应该在开源许可下发布，是有一定的逻辑的。本文专注于选择应用于物理学和物理研究的最好的开源软件。希望所有物理学者都能在这儿找得到自己感兴趣的东西。

So, let's explore the 10 physics tools at hand. For each application we have compiled its own portal page, providing a screenshot of the software in action, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its features, together with links to relevant resources and reviews.

于是，让我们来探索手头上已有的十大物理工具吧。每一个应用，我们都编译了它自己的入口页，提供一份该软件运行过程中的截图，一份带对特性有深入分析的完整描述，以及指向相关资源和综述的链接。

十佳自由Linux物理工具
CompHEP	高能物理学中的自动计算
GerrisFlow Solver	对流的通用数据模拟
McStas	中子射线仿真应用
Step	交互式物理仿真
Elmer	多物理问题的有限元软件
ROOT	解决高能物理学中的数据分析所面临的新的挑战
Octopus	TDDFT的实空、实时实现。
Geant4	物质间离子流动的仿真工具包
OpenFOAM	简化偏微分方程的数值解法
Tracker	用于教学工作中的视频分析和建模工具

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