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Title: The delayed coupling method: An algorithm for solving banded diagonal matrix problems in parallel

Conference ·
OSTI ID:520498
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)

We present a new algorithm for solving banded diagonal matrix problems efficiently on distributed-memory parallel computers, designed originally for use in dynamic alternating-direction implicit partial differential equation solvers. The algorithm optimizes efficiency with respect to the number of numerical operations and to the amount of interprocessor communication. This is called the ``delayed coupling method`` because the communication is deferred until needed. We focus here on tridiagonal and periodic tridiagonal systems.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
520498
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-97-1605; CONF-970876-1; ON: DE97008306
Resource Relation:
Conference: IMACS `97 world congress on scientific computing modeling and applied mathematics, Berlin (Germany), 24-29 Aug 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English