Multiphysics simulation

<p>In <a href="/facts/Computational_model/dq1CR6us">computational modelling</a>, multiphysics simulation (often shortened to simply "multiphysics") is defined as the simultaneous simulation of different aspects of a physical system or systems and the interactions among them. For example, simultaneous simulation of the physical stress on an object, the temperature distribution of the object and the thermal expansion which leads to the variation of the stress and temperature distributions would be considered a multiphysics simulation. Multiphysics simulation is related to multiscale simulation, which is the simultaneous simulation of a single process on either multiple time or distance scales.
</p><p>As an <a href="/facts/Interdisciplinarity/HP0uaNUs">interdisciplinary</a> field, multiphysics simulation can span many science and engineering disciplines. Simulation methods frequently include <a href="/facts/Numerical_analysis/QT9cYa9z">numerical analysis</a>,  <a href="/facts/Partial_differential_equations/DyPsBlv7">partial differential equations</a> and <a href="/facts/Tensor_analysis/cAC6F6rF">tensor analysis</a>.
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Multiphysics simulation