Hi, Thanks for the feedback. I will try to prepare some kind of a blueprint (at least some imaginary code examples) and then we can discuss them.
Matt has also sent me https://github.com/sympy/sympy/wiki/Linear-Algebra-Vision There are some points from it that were not in my vision of the potential project so I will pay some more attention to them in the discussion. Stefan On 6 February 2012 21:20, Aaron Meurer <asmeu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. > > This is great. I think we definitely need to improve that module. > You've already completed the patch requirement, so I would spend time > discussing your idea with the community. Once you've got a solid > idea, you can start writing an application (though it's still early, > so don't worry about this too much yet). > > I know very little about the physics, but I have studied tensors in a > general setting in a course on differential geometry (general meaning > that we regularly look at things like T^{i_1, ..., i_n}_{j_n, ..., > j_m} without specifying n or m). So this is something to consider > when planning the module. Many tensor calculations can be computed > with a symbolic number of indices. > > Of couse, this is not necessary if you don't want to do it. Just > giving you a little food for thought :) > > Aaron Meurer > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 5:04 AM, krastanov.ste...@gmail.com > <krastanov.ste...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Some of you know me as I have a few minor contributions to sympy and I >> helped a bit with GCI. I would like to know whether it is possible for >> me to apply for a GSoC project this year? >> >> About the project I have in mind: It is the tensor module. It is quite >> bare-bones at the moment. I would like to make sufficiently general to >> be useful in (for example): >> - Einstein equations in general relativity >> - Integrating Feynman diagrams (it has to do with a tensor product of >> the space of Lorenz and the space of Dirac) >> - nonlinear optics, linear elasticity, fluid mechanics, etc >> >> The first two of those will be directly useful for me. >> There is a package for Mathematica (called Ricci) that may serve as an >> example but I have just started looking at it. I've also checked the >> related issues in the issue tracker. >> >> And about eligibility for the GSoC: I am still a student (4th year >> physics in France). >> >> So if you are interested I can prepare a more in-depth presentation of >> the potential project. >> >> Stefan >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "sympy" group. >> To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sympy" group. > To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en.
