Physics

Maple provides a state-of-the-art environment for algebraic computations in physics, with emphasis on ensuring the computational experience is as natural as possible. The theme of the Physics project for Maple 18 has been the consolidation and integration of the Physics package with the rest of the Maple library, making it even easier to combine standard Maple commands and techniques with Physics-specific computations. With more than 500 enhancements throughout the entire package to increase robustness and versatility, an extension of its typesetting capabilities to support even more standard notation, as well 17 new Physics:-Library commands to support further explorations and extensions, Maple 18 extends the range of physics-related algebraic formulations that can be done in a natural way inside Maple. The impact of these changes is across the board, from vector analysis to quantum mechanics, relativity and field theory.

As part of its commitment to providing the best possible environment for algebraic computations in physics, Maplesoft has launched a Maple Physics: Research and Development web site, where users can download research versions, ask questions, and provide feedback. The results from this accelerated exchange with people around the world have been incorporated into the Physics package in Maple 18.

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Simplify

Simplification is perhaps the most common operation performed in a computer algebra system. In Physics, this typically entails simplifying tensorial expressions, or expressions involving noncommutative operators that satisfy certain commutator/anticommutator rules, or sums and integrals involving quantum operators and Dirac delta functions in the summands and integrands. Relevant enhancements were introduced in Maple 18 for all these cases.