Title :
Petaflop Essay Contest
Author :
Luu, T. ; Soltz, Ron ; Vranas, Pavlos ; Frenz, Christopher M. ; Sullivan, Franklin
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore
Abstract :
Based on current calculations using tens of terafiops on the LLNL BG/L supercomputer, our proposed simulation would require 128x more computing power - in other words, several petafiops for approximately three months. This level of computing could provide a glimpse of the early universe as we´ve never seen it before and lead to a dramatic improvement in our understanding of the interactions of nature´s smallest particles - quarks - which also comprise its largest visible structures.
Keywords :
natural sciences computing; parallel processing; birth of the universe; computing power; essay contest; evolution; petaflop computing; petaflop contest; petaflop machine; Concurrent computing; Grid computing; Lattices; Neutrons; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Petascale computing; Plasma properties; Plasma simulation; Protons; Quantum computing; computational science; computer science; petaflop computing; supercomputing;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2007.118
