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Guidance for using ComputationalWorkflow

The ComputationalWorkflow profile fits into the schema.org hierarchy as follows:

Thing > CreativeWork > SoftwareSourceCode > ComputationalWorkflow

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Example using ComputationalWorkflow

A complex simulation workflow designed to model the formation and evolution of galaxies from initial cosmological conditions. It incorporates N-body simulations for dark matter and hydrodynamics for baryonic matter, producing detailed properties of galaxies over cosmic time.

JSON-LD code

{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "ComputationalWorkflow",
    "http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo": {
        "@id": "https://bioschemas.org/profiles/ComputationalWorkflow/1.0-RELEASE",
        "@type": "CreativeWork"
    },
    "name": "Galaxy Formation and Evolution Simulation Workflow",
    "description": "A comprehensive computational workflow for simulating the formation and co-evolution of dark matter halos and baryonic structures, such as stars and gas, into galaxies within a cosmological context. It includes modules for initial condition generation, N-body dynamics, smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH), stellar feedback, black hole accretion, and post-processing analysis.",
    "keywords": [
        "astrophysics",
        "cosmology",
        "galaxy evolution",
        "N-body simulation",
        "SPH",
        "dark matter",
        "baryonic matter",
        "supercomputers"
    ],
    "programmingLanguage": ["Fortran", "C++", "Python"],
    "applicationCategory": "Computational Astrophysics",
    "softwareRequirements": [
        {
            "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
            "name": "MPI (Message Passing Interface)",
            "description": "For parallel execution across multiple nodes.",
            "url": "https://www.mpi-forum.org/"
        },
        {
            "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
            "name": "OpenMP",
            "description": "For shared-memory parallelism within a node.",
            "url": "https://www.openmp.org/"
        },
        {
            "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
            "name": "HDF5",
            "description": "For efficient storage and retrieval of simulation data.",
            "url": "https://www.hdfgroup.org/solutions/hdf5/"
        },
        {
            "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
            "name": "NumPy & SciPy",
            "description": "Python libraries for numerical operations and scientific computing.",
            "url": "https://numpy.org/"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ComputerHardware",
            "name": "High-Performance Computing (HPC) Cluster",
            "description": "Requires significant computational resources (CPU cores, RAM, storage) typically found in supercomputing centers."
        }
    ],
    "operatingSystem": "Linux",
    "license": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT",
    "codeRepository": "https://github.com/example-astro/galaxy-sim-workflow",
    "author": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics",
        "url": "https://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/"
    },
    "maintainer": {
        "@type": "Person",
        "name": "Dr. Elias Thorne",
        "affiliation": {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "name": "Cosmic Simulations Research Group"
        }
    },
    "version": "2.1.0",
    "dateModified": "2024-03-10",
    "schemaVersion": "https://schema.org/docs/releases.html#v20.0",
    "creativeWorkStatus": "Active",
    "url": "https://example-astro.org/galaxy-sim-workflow",
    "about": {
        "@type": "Thing",
        "name": "Galaxy Formation",
        "description": "The astrophysical process by which galaxies form and evolve over cosmic timescales."
    },
    "input": {
        "@type": "CreativeWork",
        "name": "Initial Cosmological Conditions",
        "description": "Input files specifying the initial distribution of dark matter and baryonic particles, including cosmological parameters (e.g., Omega_m, Omega_b, H_0, sigma_8). Typically generated by a separate perturbation code."
    },
    "output": {
        "@type": "CreativeWork",
        "name": "Simulated Galaxy Catalogs and Snapshots",
        "description": "Output data including particle snapshots at various cosmic times, properties of identified galaxies and halos (e.g., mass, stellar mass, star formation rates, merger trees), and derived observable quantities."
    }
}

Diagram

graph LR
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim["ComputationalWorkflow: Galaxy Formation and Evolution Simulation Workflow"]

SoftwareSourceCode_Repo["SoftwareSourceCode: https://github.com/example-astro/galaxy-sim-workflow"]
Organization_MPIA["Organization: Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics"]
Person_EThorne["Person: Dr. Elias Thorne"]
CreativeWork_License["CreativeWork: MIT License"]
Thing_Input["CreativeWork: Initial Cosmological Conditions"]
Thing_Output["CreativeWork: Simulated Galaxy Catalogs and Snapshots"]
Text_Fortran["Text: Fortran"]
Text_Cplusplus["Text: C++"]
Text_Python["Text: Python"]
SoftwareApplication_MPI["SoftwareApplication: MPI"]
SoftwareApplication_OpenMP["SoftwareApplication: OpenMP"]
SoftwareApplication_HDF5["SoftwareApplication: HDF5"]
SoftwareApplication_NumPySciPy["SoftwareApplication: NumPy & SciPy"]
ComputerHardware_HPC["ComputerHardware: HPC Cluster"]
Thing_GalaxyFormation["Thing: Galaxy Formation"]

ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|codeRepository| SoftwareSourceCode_Repo
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|author| Organization_MPIA
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|maintainer| Person_EThorne
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|license| CreativeWork_License
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|input| Thing_Input
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|output| Thing_Output
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|programmingLanguage| Text_Fortran
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|programmingLanguage| Text_Cplusplus
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|programmingLanguage| Text_Python
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|softwareRequirements| SoftwareApplication_MPI
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|softwareRequirements| SoftwareApplication_OpenMP
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|softwareRequirements| SoftwareApplication_HDF5
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|softwareRequirements| SoftwareApplication_NumPySciPy
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|softwareRequirements| ComputerHardware_HPC
ComputationalWorkflow_GalaxySim -->|about| Thing_GalaxyFormation