ALPAL, A PROGRAM TO GENERATE PHYSICS SIMULATION CODES FROM NATURAL DESCRIPTIONS

G. O. Cook
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G. O. Cook: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-35, Livermore, CA 94551, USA

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 1990, vol. 01, issue 01, 1-51

Abstract: A Livermore Physics Applications Language (ALPAL), a new computer language, is described.ALPALis a tool that generates a Fortran codemodule from a natural description of a physics model. This capability gives the computational physicist a significant productivity boost. WhileALPALis a working computer program, significant additions are being made to it. Some of the factors that makeALPALan important tool are: first, it eliminates many sources of errors; second, it permits building program modules with far greater speed than is otherwise possible; third, it provides a means of specifying many numerical algorithms; and fourth, it is a language that is close to a journal-style presentation of physics models and numerical methods for solving them. In sum,ALPALis designed to magnify the abilities and creativity of computational physicists.

Date: 1990
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