Performance analysis and optimization of parallel scientific applications on CMP clusters

Scalable Computing

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-74

  Wu, Xingfu ^a   Taylor, Valerie ^a   Lively, Charles ^a   Sharkawi, Sameh ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chip multiprocessors (CMP); Clusters; Parallel scientific applications; Performance analysis; Performance optimization

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GYROSCOPES; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CHIP MULTIPROCESSORS; CLUSTERS; PARALLEL SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS;

PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

EID: 77949497479     PISSN: 18951767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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