Lattice QCD as a video game (GPGPU for quantum field theory)

July 14th, 2007

This paper outlines how GPGPU techniques can be used for Monte Carlo simulations of quantum field theories such as QCD. The speedup is around a factor of 4-10 depending on the GPU model relative to SSE optimized code on a Pentium 4. Sample code is also given. (Lattice QCD as a video game)

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