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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2023 Meeting


Section: Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics


Title:
A new advance on dimensional-aware scalar, vector and matrix operations in c++


Authors:
Eduard George STAN(1,2), Dan Andrei CIUBOTARU(1), Michele RENDA(1), Calin ALEXA(1)


Affiliation:
1) IFIN-HH, Particles Physics Department

2) University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics


E-mail
edigeorges50@gmail.com


Keywords:
C++ Units Scalar Vector Matrix


Abstract:
We review the dimensional check problem of the high-level programming languages, discuss the existing solutions, and come up with a new solution, suited for scientific and engineering computations. Then, we introduce Univec, our C++ library designed to make scalar, vector, and matrix operations using units of measurement. Moreover, Univec supports dimensional-aware operations for complex numbers, quaternions, octonions, and sedenions. Finally, we provide tables of the relevant functions and operators implemented, and we present our future plans for improving the current implementation.


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Acknowledgement:
This study was supported by the Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization through the PN23210104 and ATLAS CERN-RO grants.