open TELEMAC-MASCARET The mathematically superior suite of solvers

Hi all,

I am writing a paper about TELEMAC and one of the referees has asked me to write the acronyms of the TELEMAC modules, or what is the origin of the name for each module.

I have found the TOMAWAC acronym, but I could not find those for TELEMAC and Sisyphe!

I would be grateful, if anybody can give any information about them.

Thanks

Hello,

Telemac is not an acronym, it comes from two previous computer programmes, one called Ulysse, solving 2D Navier-Stokes equations, and the other called Mach1, solving compressible isentropic Euler equation (which are formally like Saint-Venant equations), so Telemac reminds of Ulysse, as Telemaque (name in French) was the son of Ulysses, and of Mach1. the ending "mac" was probably coined because it was the time of the first Apple MacIntosh that we had at that time. Well sorry, it is difficult to explain this in a paper...

I forgot for Sisyphe, it first started as a national program, before joining Telemac, and the name was probably coined by one of the first developers, Bernard Latteux, an expert in acronyms, who is retired now.

Regards,

JMH

Thank you. It provides sufficient information about the names.

Hello,

The name of Sisyphe could have been inspired by the Greek myth of Sisyphus (Sisyphe in French), who was cursed to push a boulder for eternity. It kind of relates to sediment tranport.

Here is the Wikipedia article:
Sisyphus

Regards,
Costas