ELATE: an open-source online application for analysis and visualization of elastic tensors

We report on the implementation of a tool for the analysis of second-order elastic stiffness tensors, provided with both an open-source Python module and a standalone online application allowing the visualization of anisotropic mechanical properties. After describing the software features, how we co...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Condensed matter 2016-07, Vol.28 (27), p.275201-275201
Main Authors: Gaillac, Romain, Pullumbi, Pluton, Coudert, François-Xavier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical Sciences
Condensed matter
Elastic constants
elasticity
Freeware
Material chemistry
Mathematical analysis
mechanical properties
Modules
or physical chemistry
software
Source code
stiffness tensor
Tensors
Theoretical and
Visualization
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Summary:We report on the implementation of a tool for the analysis of second-order elastic stiffness tensors, provided with both an open-source Python module and a standalone online application allowing the visualization of anisotropic mechanical properties. After describing the software features, how we compute the conventional elastic constants and how we represent them graphically, we explain our technical choices for the implementation. In particular, we focus on why a Python module is used to generate the HTML web page with embedded Javascript for dynamical plots.
ISSN:0953-8984
1361-648X
DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/28/27/275201