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Preprint No. 80

Author(s): Spurzem, R.
Title: Astrophysical N-body simulations: algorithms and challenges
Source: to appear in Proc. Int. Symp. on Supercomputing - New Horizon of Comp. Science, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 1997 ed T. Ebisuzaki, Kluwer, Dordrecht
Year: 1997
Abstract: The subjects and key questions faced by computational astrophysics using N-body simulations are discussed in the fields of globular star cluster dynamics, galactic nuclei and cosmological structure formation. After a comparison of the relevance of different N-body algorithms a new concept for a more flexible customized special purpose computer based on a combination of GRAPE and FPGA is proposed. It is an ideal machine for all kinds of N-body simulations using neighbour schemes, as the Ahmad-Cohen direct N-body codes and smoothed particle hydrodynamics for systems including gas.
Preprint issued: November 1997
Remarks: Invited Talk, 10 pages, 1 figure

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