Explicit design of FPGA-based coprocessors for short-range force computations in molecular dynamics simulations

Parallel Computing

Volumn 34, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 261-277

  Gu, Yongfeng ^a   VanCourt, Tom ^a   Herbordt, Martin C ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerator; Coprocessor; FPGA; High performance reconfigurable computing; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGA); INTERPOLATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ACCELERATOR; COPROCESSOR; HIGH PERFORMANCE RECONFIGURABLE COMPUTING; SHORT-RANGE FORCE COMPUTATION;

PROGRAM PROCESSORS;

EID: 43049179828     PISSN: 01678191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parco.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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