Scalar and parallel optimized implementation of the direct simulation Monte Carlo method

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 328-342

  Dietrich, Stefan ^a   Boyd, Iain D ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

COMPUTATIONAL CELL; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO METHOD; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITIONS; FLOW CONFIGURATIONS; LOCALISED; OPTIMIZED IMPLEMENTATION; ORGANISATIONAL; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL MODELLING; STRUCTURE-BASED;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 0030194283     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1996.0141     Document Type: Article

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