Micromagnetic simulations using Graphics Processing Units

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 32, 2012, Pages

  Lopez Diaz, L ^a,e   Aurelio, D ^a,e   Torres, L ^a,e   Martinez, E ^a,e   Hernandez Lopez, M A ^a,e   Gomez, J ^b,e   Alejos, O ^c,e   Carpentieri, M ^d,e   Finocchio, G ^e   Consolo, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b GoParallel   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^d POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL TIME; EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE; GENERAL PURPOSE; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; MICROMAGNETICS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PARALLEL CALCULATION; SERIAL CODES; SPEED-UP FACTORS;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MAGNETIC RECORDING;

PROGRAM PROCESSORS;

EID: 84864490208     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/45/32/323001     Document Type: Review

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