Further developments of FORM
Takahiro Ueda, T. Kaneko, Ben Ruijl, J. A. M. Vermaseren
Abstract
Abstract Form is a symbolic manipulation system, which is especially advantageous for handling gigantic expressions with many small terms, as often occurs in real problems in perturbative quantum field theory. In this work we describe some main features of FORM, such as the preprocessor and $-variables with emphasizing on benefit of metaprogramming, and introduce a new feature: a topology generator.
Topics & Concepts
Generator (circuit theory)PreprocessorComputer scienceFeature (linguistics)MetaprogrammingField (mathematics)Topology (electrical circuits)Theoretical computer scienceAlgebra over a fieldProgramming languageMathematicsPure mathematicsPhysicsPower (physics)LinguisticsPhilosophyCombinatoricsQuantum mechanicsParallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesDistributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputational Physics and Python Applications