Scientific Foundations#
The high-level scientific entry point: what physical system HydroModPy models, the assumptions shared across every workflow, and the solver-agnostic form of the groundwater problem before backend translation.
Use this section before reading any solver-specific page. It defines the common vocabulary that the rest of the theory documentation assumes.
What HydroModPy claims to represent and what it deliberately leaves out: shallow unconfined aquifers, catchment scale, decoupling from atmospheric and subsurface processes outside the project scope.
The solver-agnostic statement of the problem: state variable, governing equation, boundary conditions, forcing terms, and the regime split (steady versus transient).
See also#
Unified notation for the symbol table and units.
Mesh And Spatial Support to see how the problem becomes a discrete one once the support is chosen.
Solvers for backend-specific interpretations of the equations defined here.