So I'm gong to go ahead and say yes on this one. The fact that some stuff already exists in the physics module says to me that this is useful.
What we should do is move everything that's not directly physics related into a separate submodule, probably a "groups" module, which would also house the group theory stuff that is currently living in combinatorics. Then physics will just import that and use it, possibly modifying it if there are physics specific details it needs to worry about. At this point, I'd like to point you, as well as all other potential GSoC applicants to a blog post I made a couple of years back on advice for GSoC applicants: http://asmeurersympy.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/advice-for-future-prospective-gsoc-students/ All the advice there is good, but for you, I particularly want to point out number 4. It's pretty clear that you understand the math, and that is good and you should indeed try to demonstrate that, but it's also very important that you start to think about implementation. So I would start thinking very specifically about what your code will look like. In other words, now is a good time to start developing an API for your module. The final API might not look anything like it, but this will show us that you are indeed thinking about the implementation and not just the mathematics. This also has the side effect of getting the community excited about your proposal, which is always a good thing. Also, I didn't notice a patch from you yet (correct me if I am wrong). This is also very important, as it shows us that you actually know Python. It's only February, so you have a pretty good head start, but it's best to use that to your best advantage. Aaron Meurer On Feb 18, 2013, at 1:39 AM, Mary Clark <mary.spritel...@gmail.com> wrote: Would this be something sympy is interested in supporting as a gsoc project? I'd like to approach it from the mathematical point of view, but I think that it would also be doable to perhaps put in more information about sl(2,c) which is the double cover of the Lorentz algebra and so on. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
