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33 <h2>Overview of AliRoot</h2>
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39 <h3>General AliRoot architecture</h3>
41 <p> This picure is a general schema of the AliRoot architecture.
43 <center><img src="picts/architecture.gif" height=500></center>
45 <p> The following picture shows an high-level decomposition of AliRoot
46 into functional blocks.
48 <center><img src="picts/aliroot_schema.gif" height=400></center>
50 <h3>Virtual MonteCarlo schema</h3>
52 <p> This picture illustrates the concept of Virtual MonteCarlo schema
53 as it is implemented by AliRoot.
55 <center><img src="picts/virtualmc.gif" height=500></center>
57 <p> This picture illustrates the stepping action mechanism for the virtual
58 MC. Only the GEANT 3 version is operational, while the GEANT 4
61 <center><img src="picts/virtualmc2.gif" height=300></center>
63 <h3>AliRoot flow of control</h3>
65 <p> This picture illustrates the AliRoot flow of control.
67 <center><img src="picts/alirootflow.gif" height=300></center>
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