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Technical Perspective: Best Algorithms + Best Computers = Powerful Match

By William Gropp
Communications of the ACM, May 2012, Vol. 55 No. 5, Page 100
10.1145/2160718.2160739
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Say you want to simulate the motion over time of the stars in a galaxy to learn about how galaxies formed and why the universe appears as it does. Is it feasible on a single processor? Sadly, even using today's fastest single processor, the answer is "no."

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