On Some Trends in Elliptic Problem Solvers.

Abstract

Elliptic boundary value problems are at the core of many systems of partial differential equations occurring in mechanics. Examples of applications include fluid dynamics, semiconductor device modelling, and structural analysis. Thus, it is important to have efficient and robust elliptic problem solvers. In this paper we discuss some of the issues involved in the design of a high-technology elliptic problem solver. In particular, we will concentrate our attention on the design of a modular, heterogeneous multi-processor elliptic problem solver consisting of a host computer and one or more peripheral processors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA098225

Entities

People

  • Martin H. Schultz
  • S. C. Eisenstat

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Assembly
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Central Processing Units
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Linear Algebra
  • Linear Systems
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Partial Differential Equations

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics