Title :
Simulating the Universe on an Intercontinental Grid
Author :
Zwart, Simon Portegies ; Ishiyama, Tomoaki ; Groen, Derek ; Nitadori, Keigo ; Makino, Junichiro ; De Laat, Cees ; McMillan, Stephen ; Hiraki, Kei ; Harfst, Stefan ; Grosso, Paola
Author_Institution :
Leiden Obs., Leiden, Netherlands
Abstract :
The computational requirements of simulating a sector of the universe led an international team of researchers to try concurrent processing on two supercomputers half a world apart. Data traveled nearly 27,000 km in 0.277 second, crisscrossing two oceans to go from Amsterdam to Tokyo and back.
Keywords :
concurrency control; digital simulation; grid computing; mainframes; concurrent processing; intercontinental grid; supercomputers; universe sector; Astronomy; Astrophysics; Computational modeling; Computer networks; Computer simulation; Distributed computing; Dynamic range; Gravity; Physics computing; Supercomputers; Cosmological models; Distributed resources; Grid computing; High-performance computing; Large-scale simulation; Scientific computing;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2009.419
