A Parallel Computer Architecture for Continuous Simulation

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 719-725

  Hamblen, J O ^a   Alford, C O ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE--MICROPROGRAMMING; COMPUTERS, DIGITAL--SPECIAL PURPOSE APPLICATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

ASYNCHRONOUS MIMD MACHINE; PARALLEL COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS, DIGITAL;

EID: 0024111134     PISSN: 00189251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/7.18639     Document Type: Article

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