PyTectonics

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Community

Before going any further, consult our growing documentation to see if you can address the issue, yourself.
Documentation is wiki based, and if you can't find what you need you can always add on to it for posterity

Project Wiki

Our project forums target specific questions...

Project Forums

...and issues with the model itself can be posted on our bug tracker

Project BugTracker

The Developer

If all else fails, drop me a line and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

davidson1@web.sourceforge.net

Acknowledgements

• Vpython
• Scipy
• Numpy
• Python
• Creative Commons
• Sourceforge

Predecessors

Plates

Originally a direct descendant, pyTectonics began as a python port for the Plates model. It has since been rewritten to the point the two share little in common.

PlaTec

In a case of convergent evolution, pyTeconics has come to adopt several methods similar to those in PlaTec. Plates, for instance, are respresented in both models as grids on which cells are mapped to represent crust. Nevertheless, PlaTec remains a 2D model with all the costs and benefits that imparts.

SimEarth

The spiritual precedent for PyTectonics