Encyclopedia of parallel computing
Containing over 300 entries in an A-Z format, the Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing provides easy, intuitive access to relevant information for professionals and researchers℗ seeking access to any aspect within the broad field of parallel computing. Topics for this comprehensive reference were selected, written, and peer-reviewed by an international pool of distinguished researchers in the field.℗ The Encyclopedia is broad in scope, covering machine organization, programming languages, algorithms, and applications.℗ Within each area, concepts, designs, and specific implementations are presented.℗ The highly-structured essays in this work comprise synonyms, a definition and discussion of the topic, bibliographies, and links to related literature. Extensive cross-references to other entries within the Encyclopedia support efficient, user-friendly searchers for immediate access to useful information. ℗ Key concepts presented in the Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing include; laws and metrics; specific numerical and non-numerical algorithms; asynchronous algorithms; libraries of subroutines; benchmark suites;℗ applications; sequential consistency and cache coherency; machine classes such as clusters, shared-memory multiprocessors, special-purpose machines and dataflow machines; specific machines such as Cray supercomputers, IBḾs cell processor and Inteĺs multicore machines; race detection and auto parallelization; parallel programming languages, synchronization primitives, collective operations, message passing libraries, checkpointing, and operating systems.℗ ℗ Topics covered: Speedup, Efficiency, Isoefficiency, Redundancy, Amdahls law, Computer Architecture Concepts, Parallel Machine Designs, Benmarks, Parallel Programming concepts & design, Algorithms, Parallel applications. ℗ This authoritative reference will be published in two formats: print and online.℗ The online edition features hyperlinks to cross-references and to additional significant research. ℗ Related Subjects:℗ supercomputing, high-performance computing, distributed computing
Print Book, English, 2011
Springer eBooks
Springer, New York, 2011