Abstract
Recently, a paradigm shift in computer architecture has offered computational science the prospect of a vast increase in capability at relatively little cost. The tremendous computational power of graphics processors (GPU) provides a great opportunity for those willing to rethink algorithms and rewrite existing simulation codes. In this introduction, we give a brief survey of GPU computing, and its potential capabilities, intended for the general scientific and engineering audience. We will also review some challenges facing the users in adapting the large toolbox of scientific computing to these changes in computer architecture, and what the community can expect in the near future.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 3-11 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Edition | 9783642164040 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences |
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| Number | 9783642164040 |
| Volume | 0 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2193-8571 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2193-858X |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments We thank Gordon Erlebacher, Paul R. Woodward, and Jonathan Cohen for useful discussions, and Kayvon Fatahalian, Vasily Volkv, and David Sanchez for illustrative graphics. We are grateful for the support given by the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute and the CMG program and CIG collaboration of the National Science Foundation. Dave Yuen expresses thanks to the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a senior Visiting Professorship during this period.
Funding Information:
We thankGordon Erlebacher, Paul R.Woodward, and Jonathan Cohen for useful discussions, and Kayvon Fatahalian, Vasily Volkv, and David Sanchez for illustrative graphics. We are grateful for the support given by the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute and the CMG program and CIG collaboration of the National Science Foundation. Dave Yuen expresses thanks to the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a senior Visiting Professorship during this period.