Supercomputer aware approach for the solution of challenging electromagnetic problems

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 101, Issue , 2010, Pages 241-256

  Araujo M G ^a   Taboada, J M ^b   Obelleiro, F ^a   Bertolo J M ^a   Landesa, L ^b   Rivero, J ^b   Rodriguez J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; SUPERCOMPUTERS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC PROBLEMS; FAST MULTIPOLE METHOD; FFT ALGORITHM; MATRIX-VECTOR PRODUCTS; MEMORY REQUIREMENTS; PARALLEL IMPLEMENTATIONS; PARALLEL STRATEGIES; WORLD RECORDS;

COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS;

EID: 77949292480     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09121007     Document Type: Article

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