FieldML: concepts and implementation

G. R. Christie, P. M.F. Nielsen, S. A. Blackett, C. P. Bradley, P. J. Hunter
2009 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences  
The field modelling language FieldML is being developed as a standard for modelling and interchanging field descriptions in software, suitable for a wide range of computation techniques. It comprises a rich set of operators for defining generalized fields as functions of other fields, starting with basic domain fields including sets of discrete objects and coordinate systems. It is extensible by adding new operators and by their arbitrary combination in expressions, making it well suited for
more » ... cribing the inherent complexity of biological materials and organ systems. This paper describes the concepts behind FieldML, including a simple example of a spatially varying finite-element field. It outlines current implementations in established, open source computation and visualization software, both drawing on decades of bioengineering modelling software development experience.
doi:10.1098/rsta.2009.0025 pmid:19380316 pmcid:PMC2665020 fatcat:u4qjxzlhyjfypdbjis2jnx6jwe