pyhysics.tools -- Enhancing the Findability of Astronomical Software

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15m
Wichernhaus

Wichernhaus

Board: C259
poster presentation Collaborating with other software ecosystems and disciplines Poster

Speaker

Michael Zacharias (LSW Heidelberg)

Description

FAIR software products are critical for the astronomical community in order to run all processes from data taking to analysis to simulations and interpretation. However, the Findability of software -- especially within the vast realm of possible solutions -- is the critical aspect, which is at best underdeveloped. Here, we introduce phyiscs.tools, a database of software products referenced in scientific publications. The database is filled with weblinks given in papers published on the arXiv, and additional information is pulled from the hosting server of the software product. The database is searchable in 3 ways: an SQL query, a search using an embedding model, and another one where the results from the embedding model are interpreted with a language model. The first option is very fast, but requires the knowledge of the name of the product. The second option allows for queries using key words, but can result in imprecise outputs. The third option refines the results of the second option and is therefore more precise, but takes longer. In this presentation, we will introduce the operational prototype which is running on a local CPU cluster. We will also highlight its capabilities and the ongoing development enabling fast and reliable Findability of software products used in the community.

Affiliation of the submitter LSW Heidelberg
Attendance in-person

Primary author

Michael Zacharias (LSW Heidelberg)

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