A parallel Poisson solver using the fast multipole method on networks of workstations

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 47-61

  Lee, J Y ^a   Jeong, K ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive quad tree; Domain decomposition; Fast direct Poisson solver; High order of accuracy; Volume integral method

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; DATA TRANSFER; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ADAPTIVE QUAD TREE; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION; FAST MULTIPOLE METHOD; PARALLEL POISSON SOLVER; VOLUME INTEGRAL METHOD;

PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 0032136844     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0898-1221(98)00140-0     Document Type: Article

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