Monte Carlo Simulations on Parallel Computers
Mark E. J. Newman, G. T. Barkema · 1999
Abstract Some of the simulations we would like to perform require so much computing power that it is not possible to finish them in a reasonable length of time on any available computer. Under these circumstances we have two choices: either we can wait a few years for a more powerful computer to become available, or we can perform the calculation on several computers. Since waiting a few years for the answer to a problem is not always a practical course of action, the latter approach is becoming increasingly popular and has led to the development of hardware and software for distributed and parallel computing. In this chapter we explore the ways in which these techniques can be applied to Monte Carlo simulation.