GNU MCSim version 6.0.0 release

Announcing the latest version (6.0.0) of the GNU MCSim simulation
software (see http://www.gnu.org/software/mcsim for info)

GNU MCSim is a simulation package which allows you to design your own
models (eventually dynamic, via ODEs) and to perform simple
simulations, Monte Carlo stochastic simulations, Bayesian inference
through Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations, or formally optimize
experimental designs.

Version 6.0.0 bring several major extensions: The Jacobian matrix of
your model=E2=80=99s derivatives can be used by the Lsodes integrator ins=
tead
of numerical differentiation. The Sundials library Cvodes integrator
can be called in a Integrate specification. The vector notation can
now be used in input simulation files. If you use the GNU Scientific
Library (recommended), the very long-period =E2=80=9CMersenne twister=E2=80=
=9D random
number generator is used. Two new distributions, Normal_cv and
TruncNormal_cv, can be used to draw normal random variates with
specified mean and coefficient of variation.

GNU MCSim is GNU software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
option) any later version.

The source code (tar.gz archive) is available on
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mcsim/ or
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mcsim/

Frederic Bois
[email protected]