Welcome to Kartik Patel’s website
What thing I am, I do not know.
I wander secluded, burdened by my mind…
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…I ask as a fool who knows not his own spirit:
Where are hidden the traces left by the Gods?
– Rig Veda, I, 164
This site contains an eclectic mixture of open source Linux programs, DIY stuff, and resources for students of Physics.
There are some programs I have written for Linux, the Operating System for the 21st Century. There are four at present, for free download, under the “Linux Programs” link.
Some DIY stuff, with the help of which I can strut about and parade with my collars pulled up. This contains a description of my efforts to build a wood-turning lathe. This is work in progress. There is also a description of efforts to make a reflecting telescope from scratch by grinding the main mirror.
Computational approaches to solve problems in Plasma Physics, as well as finite-difference methods for the Maxwell’s curl and divergence equations. This may be useful for students who are working in Electrodynamics, Plasma Physics, Accelerator Physics or related areas.
A one-dimensional code that implements the Particle-in-Cell algorithm for an electrostatic plasma is also available.
A book review, and a blog.
This site will always be under construction.
Please excuse the dust and please visit again.
Something in this site was last updated on 10 April, 2024.
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