PySpace: a python-based framework for galactic simulations¶

PySpace is an open-source framework for galactic simulations. It is implemented in Cython and the computational part is implemented in pure C++.

PySpace provides parallel support through OpenMP and GPU support through CUDA.

Here’s a video of galaxy collision simulation using PySpace.

Features¶

A python interface for high performance C++ implementation of N-body simulation algorithms.
PySpace has a numpy friendly API which makes it easier to use.
Parallel support using OpenMP.
GPU support using CUDA
Dumps vtk output which allows users to take advantage of tools like ParaView, MayaVi, etc. for visualization.

PySpace has been developed as a part of ME766 (High Performance Scientific Computing) project at IIT Bombay.

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