Liquid crystal lattice models on quadrics supercomputers

被引:9
作者
Boschi, S [1 ]
Brunelli, MP [1 ]
Zannoni, C [1 ]
Chiccoli, C [1 ]
Pasini, P [1 ]
机构
[1] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS C | 1997年 / 8卷 / 03期
关键词
computer simulations; supercomputers; liquid crystals;
D O I
10.1142/S0129183197000436
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
The implementation of a Monte Carlo code for simulations of liquid crystal lattice models on the Quadrics massively parallel SIMD supercomputer is described. The use of a Quadrics with 512 processors is proving essential in studying the nematic-isotropic phase transition to an unprecedented level of accuracy using more than 10(6) particles. Here some tests on the Lebwohl-Lasher model with and without an applied held are presented.
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页码:547 / 554
页数:8
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