Resources

Resources for literature search

• webofscience
• UGA Library
• UGA electronic journal
• GALILEO list of search engines (select Science and Technology, then select a subitem)
• GALILEO Internet Resources for the Physical Sciences
• How to write a scientific paper

Here are some programs and subroutines used at the CSP.

Random number generators:

• Shift-register R1279 (see e.g. D.P. Landau and K. Binder, A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics, Cambridge Univ. Press 2000)
  • Fortran 77 subroutine
  • Fortran 77 standalone code
  • Fortran 95 standalone code
• Appendix of A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics (PDF)

Overview of CSP Computational Cluster Resources

The Center for Simulational Physics has a general purpose computational cluster, which runs Intel Xeon CPUs.

CSP Cluster (view status)

More on the CSP Computational Cluster:

• Running Jobs on the CSP Cluster
• Running Parallel Jobs on the CSP Cluster

Using UGA's Advanced Computing Resources at GACRC

• The GACRC Wiki
• Presentation by Shan-ho Tsai - 08/30/2022
• Presentation by Zhoufei Hou - 09/03/2019

Data Visualization Programs:

• xmgrace (for 2d plots)
• gnuplot (for 2d and 3d plots)
• OpenDX (for 3d plots)
• Aviz (for 2d and 3d plots)

Science Writing

• Ole Doc Lewis's Guide to Writing Scientific Papers (pdf)

Text processing with LaTeX:

• A very brief introduction (slides from Shan-Ho's talk)  -- source files and examples shown in the talk
• A not so brief introduction
• Lots about inserting graphics
• APS Revtex4 sample file
• Guide for Revtex4
• Summary of Revtex4 commands
• Summary of differences between Revtex3 and Revtex4
• FAQ

Poster preparation with LaTeX:

• LaTeX ugaposter class (by Andy Schweitzer) (download the class and samples files here).
• UGA Logo (encapsulated postscript)
• CSP Logo (encapsulated postscript)
• CSP Logo w/black background (encapsulated postscript)

"PowerPoint" talk preparation with LaTeX:

• LaTeX prosper class (package includes sample files)