Géophysiquethumb|Carte du séisme de 2010 à Haïti. La géophysique est une discipline importante des sciences de la Terre. Elle concerne l’étude des caractéristiques physiques de la Terre, ou d'autres planètes, utilisant des techniques de mesures indirectes (gravimétrie, géomagnétisme, sismologie, radar géologique, résistivité apparente, etc.) La géophysique, à l'aide de valeurs de référence, se propose en se basant sur les caractéristiques géologiques, atmosphériques ou spatiales du domaine étudié, de valider un modèle mathématique issu de mesures faites sur le terrain ou de calculs.
Open sourceOpen source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized software development model that encourages open collaboration. A main principle of open-source software development is peer production, with products such as source code, blueprints, and documentation freely available to the public.
Point sourceA point source is a single identifiable localised source of something. A point source has negligible extent, distinguishing it from other source geometries. Sources are called point sources because in mathematical modeling, these sources can usually be approximated as a mathematical point to simplify analysis. The actual source need not be physically small, if its size is negligible relative to other length scales in the problem. For example, in astronomy, stars are routinely treated as point sources, even though they are in actuality much larger than the Earth.
