NTRFACE for MAGIC

Abstract

The NTRFACE system was developed to demonstrate the utility of contemporary computing technologies for facilitating the operation of highly complex, but more traditional scientific computational models. To this end, NTRFACE makes use of the user friendliness of personal computers, the flexibility and expressiveness of modern languages such as LISP and C, the power and extensibility of object-oriented programming and also borrows some techniques from artificial intelligence. The NTRFACE system is made concrete by applying it to a specific application- a mature, highly complex plasma physics particle in cell simulation code name MAGIC. This document is intended to be the user manual for the beta test version of NTRFACE for MAGIC. It is not intended to be a finished product! Indeed, the purpose of this release is to distribute NTRFACE for MAGIC to various MAGIC users who will field test it. It is anticipated that bugs, oversights, and conceptual errors will be discovered and any comments and constructive criticism will be most welcome.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1989
Accession Number
ADA212858

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