High-precision numerical simulations on a CUDA GPU: Kerr black hole tails

Journal of Scientific Computing

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 366-380

  Khanna, Gaurav ^a  

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

Author keywords

CUDA; GPU; Octal; Precision; Quadruple; Tails

Indexed keywords

CUDA; GPU; OCTAL; PRECISION; QUADRUPLE; TAILS;

DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; STARS;

GRAVITATION;

EID: 84879786062     PISSN: 08857474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10915-012-9679-3     Document Type: Article

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