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Implementation of a data parallel, logical domain decomposition method for interparticle interactions in molecular dynamics of structured molecular fluids
Author(s) -
Young William S.,
Brooks Charles L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of computational chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.907
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1096-987X
pISSN - 0192-8651
DOI - 10.1002/jcc.540150106
Subject(s) - simd , molecular dynamics , domain decomposition methods , computation , computer science , domain (mathematical analysis) , scalability , parallel computing , kernel (algebra) , decomposition , computational science , chemistry , algorithm , computational chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , organic chemistry , combinatorics , database , finite element method
In this article, we describe a domain decomposition method for the efficient parallel computation of nonbonded forces and energies in condensed‐phase molecular systems. This decomposition is based upon the monotonic logical grid (MLG) approach of Boris [J. Boris, J. Comp. Phys. , 66 , 1 (1986)] and yields an efficient, scalable algorithm for interparticle interaction computation on private‐memory, single‐instruction multiple‐data (SIMD) parallel computers. We illustrate the application of this technique in a molecular dynamics kernel for rigid molecular solvents by simulating the structural and thermodynamic properties of water and methanol. The performance of this algorithm on the Thinking Machines' CM‐2, private‐memory SIMD computer, is demonstrated to be good compared to conventional vector/parallel supercomputers. However, as the fluid becomes less structured performance slightly degrades. © 1994 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.