Parallel algorithms in computational science. Springer Series in Information Sciences; 24.

Heermann, Dieter W.:

ISBN 10: 3540534180 / ISBN 13: 9783540534181

Published by Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 1991

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xiii, 183 p. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. C-05467 3540534180 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Parallel algorithms in computational science. Springer Series in Information Sciences; 24.
• Publisher: Berlin, Springer-Verlag
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540534180
• ISBN 13: 9783540534181
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • SA MATHEMATIK

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Synopsis

The authors present techniques and algorithms in computational science that have been developed for parallel computers. The numerical methods that have evolved in recent years to investigate problems in physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology by means of computer simulations are now being extended to make use of the opportunities opened up by the development of parallel computers. To utilize this potentially vast increase in computer power, it is necessary to devise algorithms that are appropriate to the particular problem being investigated. This volume combines a detailed consideration of the computer architecture (hardware and software feature as well as inter-processor communication schemes) with an understanding of the physical system being studied. These two aspects together make it possible to develop techniques that make optimum use of the available parallelism. Attention is focused on the Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics methods, and the techniques and algorithms are illustrated with examples from the statistical mechanics of spin systems, polymers and other many-particle systems.