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A Linked‐Cell Domain Decomposition Method for Molecular Dynamics Simulation on a Scalable Multiprocessor

Journal Article · · Scientific Programming
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1155/1992/432135· OSTI ID:1197883

A molecular dynamics algorithm for performing large‐scale simulations using the Parallel C Preprocessor (PCP) programming paradigm on the BBN TC2000, a massively parallel computer, is discussed. The algorithm uses a linked‐cell data structure to obtain the near neighbors of each atom as time evoles. Each processor is assigned to a geometric domain containing many subcells and the storage for that domain is private to the processor. Within this scheme, the interdomain (i.e., interprocessor) communication is minimized.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
1197883
Journal Information:
Scientific Programming, Journal Name: Scientific Programming Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 1; ISSN 1058-9244
Publisher:
Hindawi Publishing CorporationCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Egypt
Language:
English

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