Please note!
The provision and support of Mathematica on LRZ HPC systems (Supercomputer, Linux Cluster) will end on 31.12.2022!
What is Mathematica?
Mathematica is a computer algebra system which can be utilized for symbolic and numerical computing as well as visualization.
Please refer to https://www.wolfram.com for further details and software documentation.
License Terms and Usage Conditions
The LRZ governs a Campus agreement with Wolfram. Access to Mathematica can be provided to following institutions:
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich)
- Technical University of Munich (TUM)
- University of Applied Sciences Munich (HM)
- Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences
Please consult https://www.lrz.de/services/swbezug/ for details on licensing.
Basic usage
Mathematica modules
On LRZ HPC systems, you may list all available Mathematica versions:
module avail mathematica
Mathematica can be used by loading its module. We highly recommend to choose a particular – better: the newest – version, e. g.:
module load mathematica/12.0
Basic commands
Start Mathematica without GUI (recommended option):
> math
Start Mathematica with GUI:
> mathematica
Common Batch Job
Batch jobs are used for all Mathematica production runs. We highly recommend to use batch jobs. Note: In batch jobs you must provide a Mathematica script to the math command! Due to a missing X-server on compute nodes, you may not use graphical operations. The following table summarizes Slurm scripts for typical use cases.
CoolMUC-2 | CoolMUC-2 | SuperMUC-NG |
Slurm job script Serial job | Slurm job script Memory-intensive serial job or parallel job on a single compute node | Slurm job script Memory-intensive serial job or parallel job on a single compute node |
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