ANZIAM J. 46(E) pp.C1141--C1154, 2005.
Software infrastructure for solving non-linear partial differential equations and its application to modelling crustal fault systems
L. Gross | P. Mora | E. Saez | D. Weatherley | H. Xing |
Abstract
We give a brief introduction to the python based modelling language escript. We present a model for the dynamics of fault systems in the Earth's crust and then show how escript is used to implement solution algorithms for a dynamic as well as a quasi-static scenario.
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Authors
- L. Gross
- P. Mora
- E. Saez
- D. Weatherley
- H. Xing
- P. Mora
- Earth Systems Science Computational Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. mailto:gross@esscc.uq.edu.au
Published November 1, 2005. ISSN 1446-8735
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