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Physical Quantity: Towards a Pattern Language for Quantities and Units in Physical Calculations

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Michael Krisper,

Christian KreinerAuthors Info & Claims

EuroPLoP '17: Proceedings of the 22nd European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs

Article No.: 9, Pages 1 - 20

https://doi.org/10.1145/3147704.3147715

Published: 12 July 2017 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper an approach is taken towards a pattern language for physical quantities in software applications. The central pattern, Physical Quantity, is described as well as some needed candidate patterns revolving around. The Physical Quantity design pattern is a specialized version of the Quantity analysis pattern, optimized for the SI unit system. It is intended for the physical and mathematical domains where calculations, arithmetic, conversion and simulations are the most used functionalities. Its emphasis is on type safety, dimensional analysis, performance, and convenient syntax. Supporting candidate patterns for handling tolerances, validation, conversion or matrix operations are shortly described. The target audiences are software engineers and practitioners working in the area of physical simulations and calculations.

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McKeever S(2023)Acknowledging Implementation Trade-Offs When Developing with Units of MeasurementModel-Driven Engineering and Software Development10.1007/978-3-031-38821-7_2(25-47)Online publication date: 4-Aug-2023
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Index Terms

Physical Quantity: Towards a Pattern Language for Quantities and Units in Physical Calculations
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Designing software
  2. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language features
        Patterns

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McKeever S(2023)Managing Quantities and Units of Measurement in Code BasesUpdates on Software Usability10.5772/intechopen.108014Online publication date: 22-Feb-2023
https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108014
McKeever S(2023)Acknowledging Implementation Trade-Offs When Developing with Units of MeasurementModel-Driven Engineering and Software Development10.1007/978-3-031-38821-7_2(25-47)Online publication date: 4-Aug-2023
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38821-7_2
McKeever SBennich‐Björkman OSalah O(2020)Unit of measurement libraries, their popularity and suitabilitySoftware: Practice and Experience10.1002/spe.292651:4(711-734)Online publication date: 11-Nov-2020
https://doi.org/10.1002/spe.2926

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