Parallel processing system for computing particle interactions
US9612832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16B15/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A parallel processing system for computing particle interactions includes a plurality of computation nodes arranged according to a geometric partitioning of a simulation volume. Each computation node has storage for particle data. This particle data is associated with particles in a region of the geometrically partitioned simulation volume. The parallel processing system also includes a communication system having links interconnecting the computation nodes. Each of the computation nodes includes a processor subsystem. These processor subsystems cooperate to coordinate computation of the particle interactions in a distributed manner.
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