Session K7: Plasma Physics/Physics Education

8:30 AM–9:30 AM, Saturday, October 22, 2011
UA Student Union Room: Tubac

Chair: Shufang Su, University of Arizona

Abstract ID: BAPS.2011.4CF.K7.5

Abstract: K7.00005 : Accurate Scientific Visualization in Research and Physics Teaching

9:18 AM–9:30 AM

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Author:

  Tim Wendler
    (Brigham Young University)

Accurate visualization is key in the expression and comprehension of physical principles. Many 3D animation software packages come with built-in numerical methods for a variety of fundamental classical systems. Scripting languages give access to low-level computational functionality, thereby revealing a virtual physics laboratory for teaching and research. Specific examples will be presented: Galilean relativistic hair, energy conservation in complex systems, scattering from a central force, and energy transfer in bi-molecular reactions.

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