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

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 157-169

  McDonough, A ^a   Panjkov, A ^b   Russo, S ^a   Snook, I K ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Linked cell; Molecular dynamics; Parallel C; Threads; Transputers

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION ALGORITHM; SHORT RANGE POTENTIAL SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHMS; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; TRANSPUTERS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0031191849     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0010-4655(97)00036-2     Document Type: Article

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