Ebook: New Horizons of Computational Science: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Supercomputing held in Tokyo, Japan, September 1–3, 1997

This conference proceedings covers an exceptionally wide range of subjects in computational science, from astrophysics to molecular science and from general-purpose high-performance computers to special-purpose computing devices. The unique nature of this book is that the main topic is the interaction between the requirement from application and the design of high-performance computers. In particular, special-purpose computers for molecular dynamics, Lattice QCD, and astrophysics are discussed.
This book will be of interest to astrophysicists, physicists and chemists who are involved in computer simulation. It will also be of interest to computer scientists with interest in hardware architecture of high-performance computers.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Stellar Evolution, Stellar Dynamics and Tera-Flops Computation....Pages 1-10
Simulation of Nature By Computer....Pages 11-20
Supercomputing and Evolution in Close Binaries....Pages 21-28
Stellar Dynamics of Dense Stellar Systems....Pages 29-38
Stellar Dynamics on 200 Tflops Special-Purpose Computers....Pages 39-48
Astrophysical N-Body Simulations: Algorithms and Challenges....Pages 49-58
Star Cluster Simulations....Pages 59-68
Stellar Dynamical Simulations of Galaxies and of Galaxy Systems Using the Marseille Grape-3 Systems....Pages 69-72
Accretion of Planets and Moons....Pages 73-81
What We Learned From Special Purpose Computers....Pages 83-93
Reconfigurable Computing....Pages 95-105
Special-Purpose Computer for Radio Astronomy....Pages 107-115
Special-Purpose Computers for Classical Particle Simulations....Pages 117-127
Molecular Dynamics Machine: Highly Parallelized Special-Purpose-Computer for Molecular Dynamics Simulations....Pages 129-132
Molecular Simulations With The MD-Grape Special-Purpose Computer....Pages 133-142
High Performance Computing in Biophysics: Recent Experiences and Developments of Charmm....Pages 143-152
Massive Parallelism: the Hardware for Computational Chemistry?....Pages 153-168
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Ion Channels....Pages 169-181
The QCDSP Computer: Particle Physics With 20,000 Processors....Pages 183-190
The CP-PACS Project and Lattice QCD....Pages 191-200
Three Generations of APE Projects: Lessons and Perspective....Pages 201-209
Vector-Parallel Processing and Fujitsu VPP300E/700E Supercomputer System....Pages 211-218
The Evolution of Rotating Collisional Stellar Systems....Pages 219-222
Effects of The Alfv?n Wave on The Gravitational Instability in the Interstellar Medium....Pages 223-227
N-Body Simulation of Halo Formation Using GRAPE-4....Pages 229-232
The PCI Interface for Grape Systems: PCI-HIB....Pages 233-237
Fragmentation of Molecular Clouds: The Initial Phase of a Stellar Cluster....Pages 239-242
Formation of Star Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds....Pages 243-246
Three-Dimensional MHD Simulations of Accretion Disks and Jet Formation....Pages 247-250
Gravitational Collapse of Rotating Clouds: Bar Formation in a Self-Similarly Contracting Disk....Pages 251-255
The Formation and Evolution of Dwarf Galaxies: Hydrodynamics and Color Gradient....Pages 257-260
Parallel 3D Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Turbulent Dark Cloud Flows....Pages 261-264
Photoionization of a Clumpy Universe....Pages 265-268
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics with Parallel Virtual Machine....Pages 269-272
Jets From Time-Dependent Accretion Flows Onto a Black Hole....Pages 273-277
Supercomputing in the Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy....Pages 279-284
Anisotropic Fokker-Planck Models of Globular Cluster Evolution....Pages 285-288
An Efficient Parallel Hierarchical Algorithm for Module Placement....Pages 289-293
The Efficient Parallel Newton-GMRES Algorithm for Computational Fluid Dynamics....Pages 295-301
Molecular Mechanism of Homogeneous Nucleation in Vapor Phase: Lennard-Jones Fluid....Pages 303-307
Development of Special Purpose Computer for Cosmic Hydrodynamics with SPH Method....Pages 309-312

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Stellar Evolution, Stellar Dynamics and Tera-Flops Computation....Pages 1-10
Simulation of Nature By Computer....Pages 11-20
Supercomputing and Evolution in Close Binaries....Pages 21-28
Stellar Dynamics of Dense Stellar Systems....Pages 29-38
Stellar Dynamics on 200 Tflops Special-Purpose Computers....Pages 39-48
Astrophysical N-Body Simulations: Algorithms and Challenges....Pages 49-58
Star Cluster Simulations....Pages 59-68
Stellar Dynamical Simulations of Galaxies and of Galaxy Systems Using the Marseille Grape-3 Systems....Pages 69-72
Accretion of Planets and Moons....Pages 73-81
What We Learned From Special Purpose Computers....Pages 83-93
Reconfigurable Computing....Pages 95-105
Special-Purpose Computer for Radio Astronomy....Pages 107-115
Special-Purpose Computers for Classical Particle Simulations....Pages 117-127
Molecular Dynamics Machine: Highly Parallelized Special-Purpose-Computer for Molecular Dynamics Simulations....Pages 129-132
Molecular Simulations With The MD-Grape Special-Purpose Computer....Pages 133-142
High Performance Computing in Biophysics: Recent Experiences and Developments of Charmm....Pages 143-152
Massive Parallelism: the Hardware for Computational Chemistry?....Pages 153-168
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Ion Channels....Pages 169-181
The QCDSP Computer: Particle Physics With 20,000 Processors....Pages 183-190
The CP-PACS Project and Lattice QCD....Pages 191-200
Three Generations of APE Projects: Lessons and Perspective....Pages 201-209
Vector-Parallel Processing and Fujitsu VPP300E/700E Supercomputer System....Pages 211-218
The Evolution of Rotating Collisional Stellar Systems....Pages 219-222
Effects of The Alfv?n Wave on The Gravitational Instability in the Interstellar Medium....Pages 223-227
N-Body Simulation of Halo Formation Using GRAPE-4....Pages 229-232
The PCI Interface for Grape Systems: PCI-HIB....Pages 233-237
Fragmentation of Molecular Clouds: The Initial Phase of a Stellar Cluster....Pages 239-242
Formation of Star Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds....Pages 243-246
Three-Dimensional MHD Simulations of Accretion Disks and Jet Formation....Pages 247-250
Gravitational Collapse of Rotating Clouds: Bar Formation in a Self-Similarly Contracting Disk....Pages 251-255
The Formation and Evolution of Dwarf Galaxies: Hydrodynamics and Color Gradient....Pages 257-260
Parallel 3D Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Turbulent Dark Cloud Flows....Pages 261-264
Photoionization of a Clumpy Universe....Pages 265-268
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics with Parallel Virtual Machine....Pages 269-272
Jets From Time-Dependent Accretion Flows Onto a Black Hole....Pages 273-277
Supercomputing in the Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy....Pages 279-284
Anisotropic Fokker-Planck Models of Globular Cluster Evolution....Pages 285-288
An Efficient Parallel Hierarchical Algorithm for Module Placement....Pages 289-293
The Efficient Parallel Newton-GMRES Algorithm for Computational Fluid Dynamics....Pages 295-301
Molecular Mechanism of Homogeneous Nucleation in Vapor Phase: Lennard-Jones Fluid....Pages 303-307
Development of Special Purpose Computer for Cosmic Hydrodynamics with SPH Method....Pages 309-312
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