GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo simulation of particle coagulation based on the inverse method

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 249, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-79

  Wei, J ^a   Kruis, F E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coagulation; CUDA; GPU; Inverse method; Monte Carlo; Particle

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

COMPUTATIONAL TASK; COMPUTING COST; COMPUTING TIME; CUDA; INVERSE METHODS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO'S SIMULATION; MONTECARLO METHODS; PARTICLE; PARTICLE COAGULATION;

GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT;

EID: 84878460595     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2013.04.030     Document Type: Article

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