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Maple has the most comprehensive support for physics of any mathematical software package.

Because of the frequent use of anti-commutative and non-commutative variables, functions, vectors, tensors and matrices; specialized rules and operators; and extremely complex notation, algebraic computations in physics are a serious challenge for most mathematical software. While some specialized systems handle a small fraction of this domain, Maple is the only system that provides the ability to handle a wide range of physics computations as well as pencil-and-paper style input and textbook-quality display of results. In addition, the Physics package is an integral part of the entire Maple system, so using Maple for physics also gives you access to Maple’s full mathematical power, programming language, visualization routines, and document creation tools.

The chart below lists Maple’s capabilities in algebraic computations in physics. In every case, problems in that area can be expressed in Maple using the same notation as you would use when writing the problem on paper, and the results are displayed in the same way as they would be shown in a textbook.

A complete summary of the Physics Package and its commands is also available.



Updates to the Physics Package

Substantial improvements to the Physics Package are made continually!


Download the Latest Updates to the Maple Physics Package

The current version of Maple includes the latest official release of Physics, and improvements are ongoing. You can take advantage of this ongoing work by downloading the research version of Physics as it is updated with improvements, fixes, and the very latest new developments.

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Vector Analysis

Quantum state vector calculus (Dirac’s notation)

  • Projected vectors
  • Non-projected abstract vectors
  • Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical algebraic unit vectors
  • Projected vectorial differential operators (e.g. Nabla)
  • Abstract vectorial differential operators
  • Scalar and cross product operators for vectors that handle projected and abstract vectors
  • Differentiation taking into account relationships between geometrical coordinates
  • Supporting vectorial routines for changing basis, representing components of abstract vectors, etc.
  • Anticommutative and noncommutative variables and functions
  • Bras and Kets
  • Projectors
  • Annihilation/Creation operators
  • Orthonormal discrete and continuous bases
  • Hermitian and non-Hermitian operators, possibly tensorial
  • Pauli and Dirac matrices including their commutator algebras and the computation of traces of products
  • Commutators and anticommutators
  • Customizable commutator and anticommutator algebra rules
  • Simplification taking everything into account (fixed and customizable algebra rules, Einstein's sum rule, etc.)

Tensor Analysis (n-dimensional Geometry, Special and General Relativity)

Field Theories (Classical and Quantum)

  • User defined tensors (under addition, multiplication, differentiation, simplification, and transformation of coordinates)
  • Distinction between covariant and contravariant indices
  • User defined systems of coordinates, possibly many at the same time
  • Coordinate transformation of tensorial expressions taking into account covariant and contravariant indices
  • Computation of components of arbitrary tensorial expressions
  • Determination of free and repeated indices, simplification and differentiation using Einstein's sum rule
  • Complete set of general relativity tensors
  • Searchable database of solutions to Einstein's equations
  • Ability to represent Lagrangians and Hamiltonians involving anticommutative and noncommutative variables, functions and operators
  • Ability to compute field equations using standard and functional differentiation
  • Ability to compute the analytic structure of the Feynman Diagrams of a model

 

 

 

 

Product Operators

Differentiation Operators

  • Standard multiplication operator (*) handling commutative, anticommutative and noncommutative variables in equal footing
  • Automatic normal form for products involving commutative, anticommutative, and noncommutative variables
  • Scalar and cross product operators for 3-D vectors and vectorial functions or vectorial differential operators
  • Scalar product operator for Bras and Kets and related quantum state (Dirac notation) vector calculus

 

  • Differentiation with respect to anticommutative variables, scalar and tensor functions
  • Functional differentiation with respect to commutative and anticommutative scalar and tensor functions
  • The d’Alembertian , the galilean  and covariant   tensorial differentiation operators

 

Differential Equations Support

Differential Geometry Support

  • Computation of Poincare sections for dynamical systems
  • Reducing, triangularizing, and/or solving DE systems, possibly  involving anticommutative variables and functions
  • Symmetry analysis for ODEs and PDEs, possibly including anticommutative variables and functions

 

  • Calculus on manifolds (vector fields, differential forms and transformations)
  • Tensor analysis in advanced general relativity
  • Calculus on jet spaces
  • Lie algebras
  • Lie and transformation groups
  • Computations can be performed in user-specified frames
  • Computations can be performed with abstract differential forms (coordinate-free)

 


Dig deeper: Overview of the Physics Package and List of Commands



Some examples of computations in Physics

Dig Deeper: More examples from the Physics Package

Mechanics: Lagrangian for a pendulum





The Lagrangian is defined as





b) The steps are the same as in part a:






Electrodynamics: Magnetic field of a rotating charged disk

Problem


Solution