Schoonschip
Encyclopedia
Schoonschip was one of the first computer algebra system
s, developed in 1963 by Martinus J. G. Veltman
, for use in particle physics.
"Schoonschip" literally means "clean ship" in Dutch.
FORM
can be regarded, in a sense, as the successor to Schoonschip.
Computer algebra system
A computer algebra system is a software program that facilitates symbolic mathematics. The core functionality of a CAS is manipulation of mathematical expressions in symbolic form.-Symbolic manipulations:...
s, developed in 1963 by Martinus J. G. Veltman
Martinus J. G. Veltman
Martinus Justinus Godefriedus Veltman is a Dutch theoretical physicist. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in physics with his former student Gerardus 't Hooft for their work on particle theory.-Biography:...
, for use in particle physics.
"Schoonschip" literally means "clean ship" in Dutch.
FORM
FORM (symbolic manipulation system)
FORM is a symbolic manipulation system. It reads text files containing definitions of mathematical expressions as well as statements that tell it how to manipulate these expressions...
can be regarded, in a sense, as the successor to Schoonschip.
See also
- Comparison of computer algebra systems
- FORMFORM (symbolic manipulation system)FORM is a symbolic manipulation system. It reads text files containing definitions of mathematical expressions as well as statements that tell it how to manipulate these expressions...