# List of computational physics software
## MicroSim spec
- **Recommended sim type:** probability-montecarlo
- **Microsimmability score:** 38/100
- **Layout:** drawing region (canvas) on top; control region (sliders/buttons) below.
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Trials` (number of random samples)
- `Failure rate λ` (component hazard rate)
- `Redundancy` (number of parallel/backup units)
### What animates
Random trials accumulate on the canvas while an estimate (reliability, failure probability) converges as trials and redundancy change.
### Learning objective
Relate [[System|system]] reliability and risk to component failure rate and redundancy.
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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`ACM_Computing_Classification_System` · `ADCIRC` · `APFEL_(software)` · `AWR_Corporation` · `Acoustics` · `Algodoo` · [[Algorithm]] · [[Algorithmic_efficiency]] · `Analysis_of_algorithms` · `Analytical_mechanics` · `Ansys` · `Ansys_HFSS` · `Application_security` · `Applied_physics` · [[Artificial_intelligence]] · `Astrophysics` · `Astropy` · `Atmospheric_physics` · `Atomic,_molecular,_and_optical_physics` · `Atomic_physics` · [[Augmented_reality]] · `Automata_theory` · `Automated_planning_and_scheduling` · `Basic_research` · `Berni_Alder` · `Biophysics` · `Boris_Galerkin` · `Boundary_element_method` · `Branches_of_physics` · `CASINO` · `CFD-ACE+` · `CFD-FASTRAN` · `CGNS` · `CICE_(sea_ice_model)` · `COMSOL_Multiphysics` · `CORSIKA` · `CP2K` · `Calculix` · `Celestial_mechanics` · `Chemical_physics` · `Classical_electromagnetism` · `Classical_mechanics` · `Classical_physics` · `Code_Saturne` · [[Communication_protocol]] · `Community_Earth_System_Model` · `CompHEP` · [[Comparison_of_EM_simulation_software]] · `Computability_theory` · `Computational_anatomy` · [[Computational_archaeology]] · `Computational_astrophysics` · `Computational_biology` · `Computational_chemistry` · `Computational_cognition` · `Computational_complexity` · `Computational_complexity_theory` · `Computational_economics` · `Computational_electromagnetics` · `Computational_engineering` · `Computational_finance` · `Computational_fluid_dynamics` · `Computational_genomics` · `Computational_geometry` · `Computational_geophysics` · `Computational_intelligence` · `Computational_lexicology` · `Computational_linguistics` · `Computational_materials_science` · `Computational_mathematics` · `Computational_mechanics` · `Computational_neuroscience` · `Computational_particle_physics` · `Computational_phylogenetics` · `Computational_physics` · `Computational_politics` · `Computational_problem` · `Computational_science` · `Computational_semantics` · `Computational_semiotics` · `Computational_social_science` · `Computational_sociology` · `Computational_statistics` · `Computational_thermodynamics` · `Computational_transportation_science` · `Computer_accessibility` · `Computer_animation` · [[Computer_architecture]] · `Computer_data_storage` · `Computer_graphics` · [[Computer_hardware]] · `Computer_network` · [[Computer_science]] · `Computer_security` · `Computer_simulation` · `Computer_vision` · `Computing` · `Computing_platform` · `Concurrency_(computer_science)` · `Concurrent_computing` · `Condensed_matter_physics` · `Continuum_mechanics` · `Control_flow` · [[Control_theory]] · `Coolfluid` · `Cross-validation_(statistics)` · `Cryptography` · `Crystallography` · `Cyber-physical_system` · `Cyberwarfare` · `Data_acquisition` · `Data_mining` · `Database` · `Decision_support_system` · [[Dependability]] · `Diffusion_Monte_Carlo` · `Digital_art` · [[Digital_library]] · `Digital_marketing` · `Discrete_mathematics` · `Dissipative_particle_dynamics` · `Distributed_artificial_intelligence` · `Distributed_computing` · `Document_management_system` · `Domain-specific_language` · `E-commerce` · `EGS_(program)` · `EPICS` · `EXC_code` · `Educational_technology` · [[Edward_Norton_Lorenz]] · `Electronic_design_automation` · `Electronic_publishing` · `Electronic_voting` · `Elmer_FEM_solver` · `Embedded_system` · [[Engineering_physics]] · `Enterprise_information_system` · `Enterprise_software` · `Experimental_physics` · `Extended_reality` · `FDMNES` · `FEATool_Multiphysics` · `FEKO` · `FEniCS_Project` · `FLUKA` · [[Fault_tolerance]] · `Finite_difference_method` · `Finite_element_method` · `Finite_volume_method` · `Flow_Science,_Inc.` · `Form_factor_(design)` · `Formal_language` · `Formal_methods` · `FreeFlyer` · `GADGET` · `Geant4` · `General_Mission_Analysis_Tool` · `General_relativity` · `Geographic_information_system` · `Geometrical_optics` · `Geophysics` · `Gerris_(software)` · `Gibbs_sampling` · [[Graphics_processing_unit]] · `Green_computing` · `Hardware_acceleration` · `Hardware_security` · `Health_informatics` · `High-performance_computing` · `History_of_physics` · `Human-centered_computing` · `Human–computer_interaction` · [[Image_compression]] · `Imc_FAMOS` · [[Industrial_process_control]] · `Information_retrieval` · `Information_security` · [[Information_system]] · [[Information_theory]] · `Integrated_circuit` · `Integrated_development_environment` · `Interaction_design` · `Interpreter_(computing)` · `Intrusion_detection_system` · `JCMsuite` · [[John_von_Neumann]] · `KIVA_(software)` · `Kenneth_G._Wilson` · `Knowledge_representation_and_reasoning` · `Lattice_Boltzmann_methods` · `Lennard-Jones_potential` · `Library_(computing)` · [[List_of_computational_chemistry_software]] · [[List_of_computational_fluid_dynamics_software]] · [[List_of_computer-aided_engineering_software]] · `List_of_computer_simulation_software` · `List_of_computer_size_categories` · `List_of_cosmological_computation_software` · `List_of_finite_element_software_packages` · `List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages` · `List_of_physicists` · `List_of_physics_journals` · [[List_of_plasma_physics_software]] · `List_of_quantum_chemistry_and_solid-state_physics_software` · `List_of_software_for_Monte_Carlo_molecular_modeling` · `List_of_software_for_astronomy_research_and_education` · [[List_of_software_for_nanostructures_modeling]] · [[List_of_software_for_nuclear_engineering]] · `Logic_in_computer_science` · `MCSim` · `MFEM` · `MOOSE_(software)` · `MPMC` · [[Machine_learning]] · `Mars_regional_atmospheric_modeling_system` · [[Materials_science]] · `Mathematical_analysis` · [[Mathematical_optimization]] · `Mathematical_physics` · [[Mathematical_software]] · `McStas` · `McXtrace` · `Medical_physics` · `Meep_(software)` · `Metropolis–Hastings_algorithm` · `Middleware` · `Mobile_computing` · `Model_for_Prediction_Across_Scales` · `Model_of_computation` · `Modeling_language` · [[Modelling_biological_systems]] · `Modern_physics` · [[Molecular_dynamics]] · `Molecular_mechanics` · `Molecular_physics` · `Momentum_(electromagnetic_simulator)` · `Monte_Carlo_N-Particle_Transport_Code` · `Monte_Carlo_integration` · [[Monte_Carlo_method]] · `Morse/Long-range_potential` · `Morse_potential` · `Multi-task_learning` · `Multimedia_database` · `Multiphysics_simulation` · [[Multiprocessing]] · [[Multithreading_(computer_architecture)]] · `N-body_simulation` · `Natural_language_processing` · `Nek5000` · `Nektar++` · `Network_architecture` · `Network_performance` · `Network_scheduler` · `Network_security` · `Network_service` · `Networking_hardware` · [[Newton's_laws_of_motion]] · `Nobel_Prize_in_Physics` · `Non-equilibrium_thermodynamics` · `Nuclear_physics` · `Numerical_Electromagnetics_Code` · `Numerical_analysis` · `Numerical_relativity` · `OpenFOAM` · `OpenLB` · `OpenMC` · `OpenSees` · `Open_source` · `Operating_system` · [[Operations_research]] · `Optics` · `Outline_of_astrophysics` · `Outline_of_computer_science` · `PYTHIA` · `Parallel_computing` · `Particle-in-cell` · `Particle_physics` · `Peripheral` · `Philosophy_of_artificial_intelligence` · `Philosophy_of_physics` · `Photograph_manipulation` · `Physical_oceanography` · `Physical_optics` · `Physics_education` · `Physics_education_research` · `Printed_circuit_board` · [[Probability]] · `Processor_(computing)` · `Programming_language` · `Programming_language_theory` · `Programming_paradigm` · `Programming_team` · `Programming_tool` · [[Quantum_computing]] · `Quantum_information_science` · [[Quantum_mechanics]] · `Quickfield` · `REFPROP` · `RELAP5-3D` · `ROOT` · `Randomized_algorithm` · [[Real-time_computing]] · `Regional_Atmospheric_Modeling_System` · [[Reinforcement_learning]] · `Relativistic_mechanics` · `Rendering_(computer_graphics)` · `Requirements_analysis` · `Riemann_solver` · `Robert_D._Richtmyer` · `SU2_code` · `Scigress` · `Security_hacker` · `Security_service_(telecommunication)` · `Serpent_(software)` · `Simcenter_STAR-CCM+` · `Smoothed-particle_hydrodynamics` · `Social_computing` · `Social_software` · `Software_configuration_management` · `Software_construction` · `Software_deployment` · `Software_design` · `Software_development` · `Software_development_process` · [[Software_engineering]] · `Software_framework` · `Software_maintenance` · [[Software_quality]] · `Software_repository` · `Solarsoft` · `Solid-state_physics` · `Solid_modeling` · `Speakeasy_(computational_environment)` · `Special_relativity` · `Spinach_(software)` · `Statistical_mechanics` · `Statistics` · `Stochastic_computing` · `Supervised_learning` · `Surface_Evolver` · `System_on_a_chip` · `Systems_Tool_Kit` · `TARDIS_(software)` · `TELEMAC` · `Theoretical_computer_science` · `Theoretical_physics` · `Theory_of_computation` · [[Thermodynamics]] · `Timeline_of_fundamental_physics_discoveries` · `Turbulence_modeling` · `Ubiquitous_computing` · `Unsupervised_learning` · `UrQMD` · `VSim` · [[Very-large-scale_integration]] · `Video_game` · `Virtual_machine` · [[Virtual_reality]] · `Visualization_(graphics)` · `Wireless_sensor_network` · `Word_processor` · `World_Wide_Web` · `XFdtd` · `Yukawa_potential`
> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Systems Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computational_physics_software)
> Relation: subfield of systems engineering.
## Concept summary
This is a list of computational physics software which includes programs used to model, simulate, and analyze physical systems across electromagnetics, [[Fluid_dynamics|fluid dynamics]], astrophysics, particle [[Physics|physics]], and Monte Carlo simulations.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to systems engineering)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: List of computational physics software
let controls = {};
function setup() {
// createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above.
}
function draw() {
// background(...); read controls; render probability-montecarlo; respond live.
}
```
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