Questions tagged [fortran]
Fortran is a general purpose programming language widely used by the scientific computing community.
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FORTRAN coding question [closed]
I am contacting research and I came across an algorithm in FORTRAN, with which I am not familiar.
For the code above I have two questions:
What does "DO 1 (...)" mean? I see that there is ...
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Accuracy loss in single-precision Euclidean norm computation
I do hydrodynamics simulations with Fortran and recently I met with this issue:
I have a single-precision array b of length ...
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Eigen C++ Library Over 4x Slower than Fortran
I am experimenting with ways to call compiled programs from Python. My primary interest is iterative optimization methods, so I'm testing an implementation of Newton's method to solve a logistic ...
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Are C++ and FORTRAN low or high -level programming languages?
In this post, they mentioned that C++ and FORTRAN are low–level programming languages. However, In other references, they consderd these language as a high-level programming languages.
Which one is ...
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Why Is This Python Code Faster Than Fortran Wrapper with F2PY?
I am writing a proof-of-concept implementation of Newton's method for minimizing the negative log-likelihood term in a logistic regression model. I'm comparing the performance of a native python ...
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Fortran: Can a procedure, contained in a module, call another procedure contained in the same module? [closed]
For instance, consider a module with the following general structure:
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Causes for different results for different number of nodes in MPI
I am trying to develop what might be called legacy Fortran code from my group. Upon testing, I found that the program (which takes about a day to run on 20 processes) works when run on a single node (...
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Affecting parts of an array outside MPI process efficiently
This was originally asked on Stackoverflow but instead of migrating it was suggested I repost here and delete that one. I've tried to clarify based on comments there.
I'm new to MPI, but I am trying ...
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Sparse linear solver in fortran working with REAL16
I need some (direct) sparse linear solver for fortran, which works with REAL16 data type. Any suggestions? Both Pardiso and MUMPS support only REAL8. (identical question: https://math.stackexchange....
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Fortran compiles for legacy Finite Element Fortran program (1980)
The version of Fortran used come from Montreal Ecole Polytechical in 1980.
I need a compiler for Fortran for Windows 7 or Windows 8.
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How to convert this code to scan random datas instead of binned datas?
I am new to Fortran and I am trying to write a code using random data instead of binned data in x, y, z as shown in my sample code.
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Best practice for ADTs in computational science with Fortran
I have been writing a software package in Fortran for solution of the Vlasov-Poisson system in 2D2V. I want this software to be useful beyond its current application (e.g. systems with different ...
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Trouble Making 3rd-Order Sympletic Integrator for Planitary N-Body Problem (A Hamiltonian System)
I am doing a solar-system simulation. I am using Ruth's 3rd order sympletic integrator to avoid the problem of Energy Drift (which I had with RK4), but the the planets quickly leave orbit, and energy ...
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Shall I use global, heap allocated array or local, stack allocated one if references to its elements are made too many times?
I actually have this data locality as a possible problem for why my fortran program runs somewhat slow. In one part of this program, I have nested loops and throughout these loops, a given section of ...
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ifort: everithing ok, but with gfortran: segmentation fault [closed]
In the following code, if I compile using ifort runs ok, but if I run it with gfortran appears the error: "Program received signal SIGSEGV: Segmentation fault - invalid memory reference."
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Fortune algorithm for voronoi diagram
Although there are many algorithms to construct Voronoi diagram, some of them are faster than others. Based on my knowledge Fortune algorithm is fastest for construct Voronoi diagram either in two ...
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How to debug segmentation faults in large problems?
I am sorry if this question seems like off topic or opinion based, but I was not sure how to go about it.
I am currently working on a 100k x 100k positive definite linear system and trying to solve it ...
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How to begin writing scientific codes in C++ in Trilinos or PETSC style?
My background: I have taken some courses on numerical analysis during my PhD and read a few books on the topic as well. I mostly work on low Reynolds number fluid mechanics and use boundary element ...
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Two RK4 method in one program
I want to solve this integral using RK4 by coding in Fortran:
$$R=∫1/a(t) dt → dR/dt=1/a(t) =f(t)$$
Initial point: t=0 (or a=0.001) and R=0
And I have to get a(t) by solving another ...
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Create random number generator from a top hat distribution
How would I use a random number generator to give random numbers from a top hat distribution in Fortran?
I've seen lots of information about how to make a Gaussian random number generator, but not one ...
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More stable method of back substitution?
I've been tinkering a little in Fortran (2008) and wrote the following to solve
$Rx=b$ for $R\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$ upper-triangular, $x,b\in\mathbb{R}^n$.
My code looks like this:
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Why does this line of code give a flat distribution?
I'm struggling to understand a line of FORTRAN code and was hoping someone on here would be able to help me out. These lines of code are meant to generate a flat distribution - I understand that GRNDM(...
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Library to solve dense linear system with GMRES
I have a fortran 90 code and I want to solve a dense linear system with GMRES. I would prefer the restarted GMRES with preconditioning. Is there some library that you know of that I could use? Now I ...
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Parallel output in ASCII-format with MPI
After some parallel computations, I need to write the results in a file and for plotting reasons, I want them in ASCII format. Because of performance issues, I want to avoid to ...
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Solving coupled ODEs using Runge-Kutta method
I want to solve the following sets of $n$ coupled equations. Initial values of $x_{n}(t)$ and $p_{n}(t)$ are specified.
The problem is, I have an 1D lattice where every particle is bound with ...
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Processing time steps in chunks with Fortran [closed]
My PDE simulation program written in Fortran has to make about 2 million variable time steps. But with each time step it slows down more and more, so that if it initially makes 1000 time steps per ...
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Testing a block tridiagonal system of equations
In 1D problems, tridiagonal systems of equations are obtained when we use finite-difference or finite-volumes in a structured mesh. A wide solver is the TDMA algorithm here. In two-dimensional ...
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What is good practice for protecting parent scope variables in Fortran?
So I just picked up a project that is written in fortran90. I am used to coding in python and C.
What is really troubling for me is the use of subroutines in fortran90. In fortran people use ...
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How to use LAPACK function (DGELSY) in Fortran
I am trying to use Least Squares Minimization to solve a the matrix problem: b = A*x for x. The system is overdetermined, and A is a dense matrix.
In the LAPACK library, I believe the routine DGELSY ...
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Second derivative using Fornberg finite difference method
I have some discrete data, non-equispaced in $x$, $y=f(x)$.
I want to use a numerical finite difference method to calculate the second derivatives of $y$, at some point.
I am using the Fornberg ...
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Gaussian Elimination Using Fortran [closed]
I developed the code below for performing gaussian elimination in order to evaluate the determinant of a matrix:
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Access PETSc data in totalview?
Is it possible to view the data stored in the various PETSc data types from within totalview?
Ordinarily, PETSc types are integers which act as pointers to the actual data (obviously my understanding ...
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LAPACK equivalent on c++ , which is the best one? [duplicate]
I am following a course of computational material physics. The professor uses fortran to code and uses lapack to solve eigenvalue problems.
So far I just know c++. There is an equivalent library that ...
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A robust algorithm to sort a non-convex polygon vertices
Let v_{0},...,v_{N-1} be N points in a Cartesian xy plane defining the vertices of closed polygon (i.e. v_{N} = v_{0}).
Let P_{0}...
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Compute outward normal and surface area for 8 noded brick element in FEA
I have a cube which is divided into 8 small cubes by bisecting each edge, I am trying to find out the surface area of each of the faces and the corresponding outward normals for them. This operation ...
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How write a integration loop in fortran, leapfrog scheme to solvind PDE (advection)?
I want to resolve numerically this equation using of difference finite method with Leapfrog Scheme
$$\frac{\partial{u}}{\partial t}+ v \frac{\partial{u}}{\partial x}= 0 $$
I'm trying to write a code ...
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Analytical testing/quality control for scientific software in professional setting
I am charged with maintaining a buildserver on Teamcity which is meant to test our in house FE software. Currently our test suite consists of a list of benchmarks which run every time a commit is made ...
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Compute bilinear form with LAPACK
I need to compute a bilinear form for a set of left and right vectors
$$ w_k = \sum_{i,j} V_{ik}^*A_{ij}U_{jk},$$
where $A_{ij}\in\mathbb{R}$ and $U_{jk}, V_{ik} \in \mathbb{C}$ (Assume that all the ...
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Parallel compact schemes using the Parallal Diagonal Dominant (PDD) algorithm
I would like to use the PDD algorithm developed by Sun to solve tridiagonal matrices in parallel for the following compact finite difference scheme:
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\dfrac{1}{4}f^{'}_{i-1} + f^{'}_i +...
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Recommended language/environment for large scale semi-continuous biological models
We have a fairly large (maybe 1000 equations) differential-algebraic equation model written in ACSLX, an obsolete modelling environment similar to Modelica. The model represents the evolution of a ...
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implementation of a simple SPH example
I am currently learning the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics method that I need to use later in my thesis. I have studied the mathematics behind the method and I want to code a simple example to show ...
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Dealing with non-physical negative ODE solutions using ODEPACK
Hi and thank you all again. I am solving the reaction-diffusion-advection equation as follows
$ \partial_{t} n\left(t,z\right) = -\partial_{z}\left(\Phi\left(t,z\right)\right) + p\left(t,z\right) -n\...
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Why there are people that still prefer fortran 77 over new versions?
I am reading some notes from a course in numerical analysis for physical sciences and it is my impression that there are still people that prefer Fortran 77 over new version due to the implicit ...
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Bulirsch-Stoer algorithm to solve simple chemistry. Spanning long time intervals after stationarity
Hi all and thank you in advance.
I am working on a time-dependent transport-chemistry model to study the composition of planetary atmospheres.
The equations are the following
$$\frac{\partial n(z,t)}...
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implicit method (crank-Nicolson) I not understand the procedure [closed]
I'm trying to understand the passage through this equation can be written for easily solved with the fortran alghorithm in particular i don't understood the meaning of L_x and L_xx ... what (-1,0,1) ...
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Parameter identification for first order ODE
I have two arrays $f(z)$ and $z$ both indexed by k and I want to solve $\frac{df}{dz}=\mu(1-f)$ to find $\mu(z)$
What would be the best numerical method to solve this equation?
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Loop optimization with f2py, Cython and Numba
I tried to used f2py, Cython and Numba to make a simple loop structure be faster in python. Python implementation:
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LAPACK: ZGETRF with INFO greater than zero but ZGETRI does not fail.
I am computing the inverse of a complex matrix. I execute ZGETRF but U(2,2) = 0. When I compute ZGETRI, the inverse is determined. Can I trust this inverse?
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Half precision in Fortran
To improve the time efficiency of my code, I'd like to test a lower precision for real number, using e.g. half precision (2 bytes).
However, I'm not sure if I can do that in Fortran.
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What is the difference between MATLAB and FORTRAN?
In our university some Ph.D students for computational methods prefer FORTRAN over MATLAB. I can't understand why? What is the difference between them when are used in computational methods like ...
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