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*Basiliscus basiliscus* is the latin name of the extraordinary [Jesus
Christ lizard](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_basilisk), famous
for its ability to run on the surface of water, a characteristic it
shares with another well-known water-walker [*Gerris
lacustris*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerris_lacustris).

Basilisk is also the name of a [Free
Software](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software) program for the
solution of 
[partial differential equations](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_differential_equation)
on adaptive Cartesian meshes. It is
destined to be the successor of [Gerris](http://gfs.sf.net) and is
developed by the same [authors](src/AUTHORS).

If you want to find out more about Basilisk see:

* [Tutorial]()
* [Installation instructions](src/INSTALL)
* [Basilisk C]()
* [Solvers and functions](src/README)
* [Examples](src/examples/README)
* [Tests](src/test/README)
* [Browse the source code](src/)
* [Play in the sandbox](sandbox/)

## News

* **2019-06-14** Basilisk/Gerris users' meeting    
[Program](BGUM2019#program)

* **2019-04-17** Basilisk/Gerris users' meeting is extended to the 19th June, see    
[Informal session on the 19th](BGUM2019#informal-session-on-the-19th)

* **2018-10-15** Basilisk/Gerris users' meeting, Paris, 17--19th June 2019   
[Registration](BGUM2019#participants)

* **2017-10-06** Basilisk/Gerris users' meeting, Princeton, 15--16th November 2017  
[Program and presentations](BGUM2017)

## More documentation

* [Tips](/src/Tips)
* [Frequently Alphabetic Questions (FAQ)](/sandbox/jmf/faq)
* [How to contribute](/src/Contributing)
* [Built-in profiling](/src/README.trace)
* [Built-in memory profiling](/src/README.mtrace)
* [Performance profiling with Paraver](/src/README.paraver)
* [Compatibility matrix](/src/COMPATIBILITY)
* [How to configure a Basilisk server](/src/README.server)
* [TODO list and project ideas](/src/TODO)
* [Wishlist]()
* [Notes on GPU](GPU)
* [Bibliography]()