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Computational Physics on Graphics Processing Units

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Applied Parallel and Scientific Computing (PARA 2012)

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The use of graphics processing units for scientific computations is an emerging strategy that can significantly speed up various algorithms. In this review, we discuss advances made in the field of computational physics, focusing on classical molecular dynamics and quantum simulations for electronic structure calculations using the density functional theory, wave function techniques and quantum field theory.

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    Ari Harju, Topi Siro & Samuli Hakala

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    Ari Harju, Topi Siro & Teemu Rantalaiho

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  4. Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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Harju, A., Siro, T., Canova, F.F., Hakala, S., Rantalaiho, T. (2013). Computational Physics on Graphics Processing Units. In: Manninen, P., Öster, P. (eds) Applied Parallel and Scientific Computing. PARA 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7782. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36803-5_1

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