Version: Geant4 8.2 December 2006
User's Documents
Overview
Welcome
Welcome to the Geant4 User's Documents page.
This page gives you an overview of all available documents which
are created and maintained by the Geant4 international collaboration.
GEANT4 is a toolkit for both full and fast Monte Carlo simulation
of detectors in High Energy Physics. It is also designed to take
into account the requirements of space and cosmic ray applications,
nuclear, heavy ion and radiation computations, and medical
applications.
The following document gives you a more complete introduction to Geant4.
For information on changes in the User's Documents since the last release,
please see the following note.
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User's Guides
The following four documents comprise a complete set of user's
manuals for the Geant4 toolkit. They contain the information
necessary to build a simulation at the novice or advanced level,
and to make improvements in the toolkit itself.
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Installation Guide: For setting up Geant4 in your computing
environment
We strongly recommend installing the Geant4 toolkit under your
computing environment before starting to read the following
user's guides. You will gain much more from the user guides
if you can check things out with a working version while you
are reading them.
This installation guide instructs you in the setting up of the Geant4
toolkit on your computer.
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User's Guide: For Application Developers
If you are new to Geant4, we recommend that you read this document first.
The second chapter was written for novice users. It provides a
step-by-step tutorial in the use of Geant4. Subsequent chapters cover the
toolkit in more detail, describing how to build practical applications.
Many example codes are provided, which cover most applications and/or
experiments. Also included are sections for those who wish to make use
of the more advanced features of the toolkit.
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User's Guide: For Toolkit Developers
This document is for those who wish to extend the functionality of the
Geant4 toolkit. This might include adding a new physics process, adding
a new particle, and so on. It starts with an explanation of the
object-oriented analysis and design performed by the original toolkit
developers. Understanding this design is mandatory for a new toolkit
developer. Then, guidance on how to extend the functionality of each class
category is given.
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Physics Reference Manual
This is a detailed description of the physics interactions provided in the
Geant4 toolkit. The theory, model or parameterization of each interaction
is discussed. There are a few gaps in the Physics Reference Manual which
correspond to un-implemented interactions. There are also a few sections with
little documentation. Improvements in these sections are expected.
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Software Reference Manual
This is a detailed description of the definitions of classes and their
public methods in the toolkit. Text is auto-generated for each selected class
so there is currently no comprehensive printable version of all classes.
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Contributions from Users
To make Geant4 a more powerful and reliable detector simulation
toolkit, all levels of contributions from you are essential.
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Bug Reports and Fixes
Bugs reported and problem tracking system.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions from users and answers to them.
- User Support Policy FAQ
Frequently asked questions from users about support from and interaction with
the Geant4 collaboration.
About the authors