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Volume 5, Issue 6
November 1991
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ISSN 0894-1866

NEWS

Solar Simulations Point to Sonic Shock Waves
Allen Zeyher
Comput. Phys. 5, 559–561 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823021
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Exhibitors Target Physics Users
Lewis M. Holmes
Comput. Phys. 5, 561–562 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823022
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SPECIAL FEATURES

Visualization Captures the Imagination of Physicists: Researchers are putting visualization techniques to work and experimenting with sound, advanced graphics, and “virtual reality”
Larry Smarr
Comput. Phys. 5, 564–567 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823023
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Object‐Oriented Programming Creates a “Software Revolution”: Already popular in other fields, object-oriented techniques have begun converting scientific programmers
Paul F. Dubois
Comput. Phys. 5, 568–570 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823024
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Workstations Emerge as Major Scientific Resource: Workstations have surpassed supercomputers in scalar performance and are threatening their supremacy in the vector domain
David P. Grubb; Robert R. Borchers
Comput. Phys. 5, 571–572 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823025
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Chaos Researchers Bring Diverse Phenomena into Focus: Recent chaos studies have expanded our theoretical understanding while also revealing a practical application in system control
Arthur Davidson
Comput. Phys. 5, 574–575 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823026
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Symbolic Software Supports New Adventures in Physics: Software that supports the symbolic manipulation of mathematical expressions is changing the way physicists work and teach
Richard E. Crandall
Comput. Phys. 5, 576–579 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823027
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Computer Software Has Begun to Change Physics Education: Problem-solving based on general-purpose programs is earning the respect of physics educators
Jack M. Wilson
Comput. Phys. 5, 580–581 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823028
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Parallel Computers Take Lead in Complex Problem Solving: Despite programming difficulties, parallel computers have already become an essential scientific resource
Michael R. Leuze; Robert C. Ward
Comput. Phys. 5, 582–584 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823029
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Lattice Gases Illustrate the Power of Cellular Automata in Physics: Over the past few years, lattice‐gas simulations have developed into a powerful tool for the study of hydrodynamics and kinetic theory
Bruce M. Boghosian
Comput. Phys. 5, 585–590 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823030
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PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS

Computer modeling in nonlinear optics: 4W‐mixing theory
A. N. Weiszmann
Comput. Phys. 5, 591–595 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168414
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A fast explicit algorithm for the time‐dependent Schrödinger equation
P. B. Visscher
Comput. Phys. 5, 596–598 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168415
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A derived‐data type for data analysis
Michael Metcalf
Comput. Phys. 5, 599–604 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168416
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Concurrent simulation of neurons on multi‐Transputer systems
M. Migliore; G. F. Ayala; S. L. Fornili
Comput. Phys. 5, 605–610 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168417
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Parallel signal processing workstation environment
Petri Mähönen
Comput. Phys. 5, 611–615 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168418
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Implementing matrix mechanics in Mathematica: Determination of Clebsch–Gordan coefficients by matrix diagonalization
Dan Dill
Comput. Phys. 5, 616–624 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168419
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DEPARTMENTS

NUMERICAL RECIPES
Multigrid Methods for Boundary Value Problems. II.
William H. Press; Saul A. Teukolsky
Comput. Phys. 5, 626–629 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823031
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COMPUTER SIMULATIONS
Dynamics of the Classical Heisenberg Chain
Zoran Slanic; Harvey Gould; Jan Tobochnik
Comput. Phys. 5, 630–635 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823032
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COMPUTERS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION
CIP Announces Winners of Second Annual Software Contest
Denis Donnelly
Comput. Phys. 5, 636–642 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823033
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PRODUCT REVIEW
Mathematics™ 2.0: An Updated Math Program for MS‐DOS Platforms
Kenneth R. Foster
Comput. Phys. 5, 643–644 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823034
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NEW PRODUCTS
Listings of the Latest Releases
Comput. Phys. 5, 645–646 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823035
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ESSAY
Physicists Take Stock of Computing Advances
Robert R. Borchers
Comput. Phys. 5, 648 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823036
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