A Symbolic Numeric Environment for Analyzing Measurement Data in Multi-Model Settings (Extended Abstract)

) Christoph Richard 1 and Andreas Weber 2? 1 Institut f ur Theoretische Physik, Universit at T ubingen, 72076 T ubingen, Germany [email protected] 2 Arbeitsbereich Symbolisches Rechnen, Universit at T ubingen, 72076 T ubingen, Germany [email protected] http://www-sr.informatik.uni-tuebingen.de/ Abstract. We have built a complete system which allows the analysis of measurement data arising from scientific experiments. Within the system, it is possible to fit parameter-dependent curves to given data points numerically in order to obtain estimates of experimental quantities. The system provides moreover a convenient tool to test different theoretical models against a given experiment: We use the computer algebra system Maple not only as a graphical interface to visualize the data but mainly as a symbolic calculator to investigate and to implement solutions of the underlying theory. The system has been used successfully in a project with resear..