SUE: A special purpose computer for spin models

DOI10.1016/S0010-4655(00)00170-3MaRDI QIDQ5934215zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors A. Cruz, J. Pech, A. Tarancón, P. Téllez, C. L. Ullod, C. Ungil

Publication date 7 February 2002

Published in Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0004080

zbMATH Keywords

finite size scalingIsing modelprogrammable logicspecial purpose computersspin-glass

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20) Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30)

Abstract: The use of last generation Programmable Electronic Components makes possible the construction of very powerful and competitive special purpose computers. We have designed, constructed and tested a three-dimensional Spin Glass model dedicated machine, which consists of 12 identical boards. Each single board can simulate 8 different systems, updating all the systems at every clock cycle. The update speed of the whole machine is 217ps/spin with 48 MHz clock frequency. A device devoted to fast random number generation has been developed and included in every board. The on-board reprogrammability permits us to change easily the lattice size, or even the update algorithm or the action. We present here a detailed description of the machine and the first runs using the Heat Bath algorithm.

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