Symbolic vector analysis in plasma physics

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-120

  Qin, H ^a   Tang, W M ^a   Rewoldt, G ^a  

^a PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer algebra; Mathematica; Plasma physics; Vector analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; USER INTERFACES; VECTORS;

COMPUTER ALGEBRA; PLASMA PHYSICS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE GENERALVECTORANALYSIS; SYMBOLIC VECTOR ANALYSIS; VECTOR CALCULUS;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 0032739569     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4655(98)00144-1     Document Type: Article

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