Computational physics at the National Energy Research Supercomputer Center
ARTHUR A. MIRIN · 1990
The principal roles of the Computational Physics Group are (1) to develop efficient numerical algorithms, programming techniques and applications software for current and future generations of supercomputers, (2) to develop advanced numerical models for the investigation of plasma phenomena and the simulation of contemporary magnetic fusion devices, and (3) to serve as a liaison between the Center and the user community; in particular; to provide NERSC with an application-oriented viewpoint and to provide the user community with expertise on the effective usage of the computers. In addition, many of our computer codes employ state-of the-art algorithms that test the prototypical hardware and software features of the various computers. This document describes the activities of the Computational Physics Group and was prepared with the assistance of the various Group members. The fist part contains overviews on a number of our important projects. The second section lists our important computational models. The third part provides a comprehensive list of our publications.