Benchmarking GPU and CPU codes for Heisenberg spin glass over-relaxation

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1265-1271

  Bernaschi, M ^a   Parisi, G ^b   Parisi, L ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

GPU; Spin systems; Vector processing

Indexed keywords

GPU; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT; HEISENBERG SPIN GLASS; MULTI CORE; MULTI-HIT; PARALLEL CODE; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SHARED MEMORIES; SINGLE SPIN; SPIN SYSTEMS; SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE; VECTOR PROCESSING;

GLASS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; SPIN DYNAMICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SPIN GLASS;

EID: 79953702516     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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