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multisphere: a Python implementation of the Multi Sphere Shape generator (MSS) for DEM simulations

Soft Condensed Matter 2026-04-23 v1
Authors: Felix Buchele , Patric Müller , Thorsten Pöschel
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Abstract

multisphere is an open-source Python package for generating multi-sphere representations of complex particles for use in DEM simulations. It reconstructs triangulated surface meshes and voxelized volumes as sets of intersecting spheres and provides tools for evaluation, visualization, and export.

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scientific software and data analysis tools

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@article{arxiv.2604.20002,
  title  = {multisphere: a Python implementation of the Multi Sphere Shape generator (MSS) for DEM simulations},
  author = {Felix Buchele and Patric Müller and Thorsten Pöschel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.20002},
  year   = {2026}
}

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4 pages, 6 figures

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