PPPL – Exascale Computing Allows Scientists to Approach New Class of Problems
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory – Exascale Computing Allows Scientists to Approach New Class of Problems
By Gale Scott | 19 March 2012
Scientists at Princeton University are starting to compose the complex codes designed to instruct a new class of powerful computers that will allow researchers to tackle problems that were previously too difficult to solve. These supercomputers, operating at a speed called the “exascale,” will produce realistic simulations of dazzlingly complex phenomena in nature such as fusion reactions, earthquakes, and climate change.
The capacity to deploy computations at such an extreme scale could put scientists closer to solving a wide range of research problems, including the quest to make fusion energy a safe, affordable power source, according to William Tang, head of the Fusion Simulation Program at PPPL. The new computing power would also greatly enhance the realism of simulations used in that research.
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