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Parallel implementation of the Dirac equation in three Cartesian dimensions

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10180431
We describe the numerical methods used to solve the time-dependent Dirac equation on a three-dimensional Cartesian lattice. Efficient algorithms are required for computationally intensive studies of vacuum-pair production in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Discretization is achieved through the lattice-collocation method. All numerical procedures reduce to a series of matrix-vector operations which we perform on the Intel iPSC/860 hypercube, making full use of parallelism. We discuss our solutions to the problems of limited node memory and node-to-node communication overhead inherent in using distributed-memory, multiple-instruction, multiple-data stream parallel computers.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400; FG05-87ER40376
OSTI ID:
10180431
Report Number(s):
CONF-9408116--1; ON: DE94018043; BR: KB0300000/KC0701030
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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