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MECA: a supercomputer for Monte Carlo

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6773583

I compare discrete-ordinates and Monte Carlo techniques for solving integrodifferential equations and compare their relative adaptability to vector processors. I discuss the utility of multiprocessors for Monte Carlo calculations and describe a simple architecture (the monodirectional edge-coupled array of MECA) that seems ideally suited to Monte Carlo and overcomes many of the packaging problems associated with more general multiprocessors.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6773583
Report Number(s):
LA-10005; ON: DE84014129
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English