An exploration of CUDA and CBEA for a gravitational wave source-modelling application

Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 99-106

  Khanna, Gaurav ^a   McKennon, Justin ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

CBEA; Cell; CUDA; GPU; Gravitation; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CBEA; CELL PROCESSOR; GRAVITATIONAL PHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; HARDWARE ACCELERATORS; MANY-CORE ARCHITECTURE; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; NUMERICAL MODELLING; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PERFORMANCE GAIN;

GRAVITATION;

EID: 77952372510     PISSN: 10272658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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