# Reference

This pages provide detailed reference documentation for Cantera.

## Programming Reference

These sections document the classes and functions that define the Cantera interface for
each available programming language, as well as the structure of Cantera's YAML
mechanism files.

````{grid} 2
:gutter: 3

```{grid-item-card} YAML Format Reference
:link: yaml/index
:link-type: doc
:text-align: center
```

```{grid-item-card} Python API Reference
:link: python/index
:link-type: doc
:text-align: center
```

```{grid-item-card} Matlab API Reference
:link: matlab/index
:link-type: doc
:text-align: center
```

```{grid-item-card} C++ API Reference
:link: cxx/index.html
:text-align: center
```

````

```{toctree}
:hidden:
:maxdepth: 1
:caption: API Reference

yaml/index
python/index
matlab/index
```

## Science Reference

These sections document the scientific theories, mathematical models, and numerical
methods implemented by Cantera

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:gutter: 3

```{grid-item-card} Phase Thermodynamic Models
:link: reference/science/thermoclasses
:link-type: doc
:text-align: center
```

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```{toctree}
:hidden:
:maxdepth: 1
:caption: Science Reference

reference/science/thermoclasses
```