Implementation of a molecular dynamics simulation on a transputer array in parallel C

被引:2
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作者
McDonough, A
Panjkov, A
Russo, S
Snook, IK
机构
[1] RMIT,DEPT APPL PHYS,MELBOURNE,VIC,AUSTRALIA
[2] LA TROBE UNIV,DEPT MATH,BUNDOORA,VIC 3083,AUSTRALIA
关键词
molecular dynamics; linked-cell; transputers; threads; parallel C;
D O I
10.1016/S0010-4655(97)00036-2
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
Until recently, Molecular Dynamics simulation of complex physical phenomena, such as spinodal decomposition, have been limited due to the time required for serial computation. These systems typically require up to 10(5) atoms for accurate simulation of the process being examined. The recent developments in parallel computing have overcome many of the time constraints for simulating large and more complex systems but their power comes at a cost. The design and implementation of a portable and cost effective Molecular Dynamics simulation algorithm for large short-range potential systems on small numbers of processors (Quintek Fast9 Transputer Array) is presented. These methods can be used on other currently available hardware that have similar architecture and small numbers of processors with minimal effort. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:157 / 169
页数:13
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