Geant4 Documentation

• Introduction to Geant4
  • Geant4 Scope of Application
  • History of Geant4
  • Overview of Geant4 Functionality
  • Geant4 User Support
  • Software Knowledge Required to Use the Geant4 Toolkit
  • Computing Environment Required by the Geant4 Toolkit
• Installation Guide
  • Build and Install Geant4 from Source
  • Install Geant4 via a Package Manager
• Book For Application Developers
  • Introduction
  • Getting Started with Geant4 - Running a Simple Example
  • Toolkit Fundamentals
  • Detector Definition and Response
  • Tracking and Physics
  • User Actions
  • Control
  • Visualization
  • Analysis
  • Examples
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
• Physics Reference Manual
  • General Information
  • Particle Decay
  • Electromagnetic Interactions
  • Hadronic Physics in Geant4
  • Gamma- and Lepto-Nuclear Interactions
  • Neutrino Interactions
  • Solid State Physics
• Guide for Physics Lists
  • Physics List Guide
  • Reference Physics Lists
  • Electromagnetic physics constructors
  • Hadronic Physics
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  • Installation
  • Run Time Problems
  • Geometry
  • Tracks and steps
  • Physics and cuts
  • Visualization
  • User Support Policy
• User’s Guide for Toolkit Developers
  • Introduction
  • Design and Function of Geant4 Categories
  • Extending Toolkit Functionality
  • Bibliography

Status of this Document

Guide for Application Developers using the Geant4 toolkit.

• Rev 1.0: First Sphinx version implemented for Geant4 Release 10.4, 8th Dec 2017

• Rev 2.0: Updates and fixes in documentatio for Geant4 Release 10.4, 15th May 2018

• Rev 3.0: Geant4 Release 10.5, 11th December 2018

• Rev 3.1: Geant4 Updates and fixes - especially to search functionality, 5th March 2019

• Rev 4.0: Geant4 Release 10.6, 6th December 2019

• Rev 5.0: Geant4 Release 10.7, 4th December 2020

• Rev 6.0: Geant4 Release 11.0, 10th December 2021

• Rev 7.0: Geant4 Release 11.1, 9th December 2022