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Description:
Symbolic manipulation system
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: symbolic-math physics algebra scientific-computing formula-manipulation
Install: brew install form
About:
FORM is a high-performance symbolic manipulation system designed for efficient processing of large algebraic expressions. It excels at handling extremely large polynomial expressions and tensor algebra, making it indispensable in high-energy physics research. Its parallel processing capabilities allow it to scale across clusters for computationally intensive calculations.
Key Features:
  • Optimized for extremely large algebraic expressions
  • Parallel processing support (multi-threading and multi-machine)
  • High-performance polynomial and tensor algebra
  • Minimal memory footprint design
Use Cases:
  • High-energy physics calculations and Feynman diagram algebra
  • Large-scale polynomial manipulation
  • Symbolic computation for theoretical physics research
Alternatives:
  • Mathematica – Commercial, GUI-based system with broader functionality but less optimized for massive physics calculations
  • SymPy – Python library, more accessible but significantly slower for large-scale symbolic manipulation
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Apr 25, 2026 12:31am 1 REVISION_ONLY 56ffb79b
Sep 13, 2025 5:00pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 924e0d2e
Sep 13, 2024 7:21am 0 VERSION_BUMP 78347177
Apr 15, 2023 9:19pm 0 VERSION_BUMP c27608bb
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