Title :
Divide-and-conquer programming on MIMD computers
Author :
Kumaran, Santhosh ; Quinn, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
We have developed a programming template to implement divide and conquer algorithms on MIMD computers. The template is based on the parallel divide and conquer function of Z.G. Mou and P. Hudak (1988). We explore the programmability and performance of this approach by solving some well known numerical problems on a shared memory multiprocessor and a multicomputer. A byproduct of this work is a new parallel algorithm for solving tridiagonal systems of equations.<>
Keywords :
divide and conquer methods; parallel algorithms; parallel machines; parallel programming; problem solving; MIMD computers; divide and conquer algorithms; divide-and-conquer programming; multicomputer; parallel algorithm; parallel divide and conquer function; performance; programmability; programming template; shared memory multiprocessor; tridiagonal systems of equations; Chaos; Computer languages; Computer science; Functional programming; Logic design; Logic programming; Parallel processing; Parallel programming;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel Processing Symposium, 1995. Proceedings., 9th International
Conference_Location :
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7074-6
DOI :
10.1109/IPPS.1995.395867
