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Using two types of computer algebra systems to solve maxwell optics problems

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To synthesize Maxwell optics systems, the mathematical apparatus of tensor and vector analysis is generally employed. This mathematical apparatus implies executing a great number of simple stereotyped operations, which are adequately supported by computer algebra systems. In this paper, we distinguish between two stages of working with a mathematical model: model development and model usage. Each of these stages implies its own computer algebra system. As a model problem, we consider the problem of geometrization of Maxwell’s equations. Two computer algebra systems—Cadabra and FORM—are selected for use at different stages of investigation.

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Original Russian Text © D.S. Kulyabov, 2016, published in Programmirovanie, 2016, Vol. 42, No. 2.

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Kulyabov, D.S. Using two types of computer algebra systems to solve maxwell optics problems. Program Comput Soft 42, 77–83 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0361768816020043

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