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Block time step storage scheme for astrophysical n-body simulations

Cai, M. X. and Meiron, Yohai and Kouwenhoven, M. B. N. and Assmann, P. and Spurzem, R. (2015) Block time step storage scheme for astrophysical n-body simulations. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, 219 (2). ISSN 0067-0049

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Abstract

Astrophysical research in recent decades has made significant progress thanks to the availability of various N-body simulation techniques. With the rapid development of high-performance computing technologies, modern simulations have been able to use the computing power of massively parallel clusters with more than 105 GPU cores. While unprecedented accuracy and dynamical scales have been achieved, the enormous amount of data being generated continuously poses great challenges for the subsequent procedures of data analysis and archiving. In this paper, we propose an adaptive storage scheme for simulation data, inspired by the block time step (BTS) integration scheme found in a number of direct N-body integrators available nowadays, as an urgent response to these challenges. The proposed scheme, namely, the BTS storage scheme, works by minimizing the data redundancy by assigning individual output frequencies to the data as required by the researcher. As demonstrated by benchmarks, the proposed scheme is applicable to a wide variety of simulations. Despite the main focus of developing a solution for direct N-body simulation data, the methodology is transferable for grid-based or tree-based simulations where hierarchical time stepping is used.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: SYSTEMS; EVOLUTION; DYNAMICS; ALGORITHM; GALAXIES; binary; BLACK-HOLES; methods: data analysis; methods: numerical; Performance analysis; globular clusters: general; STAR-CLUSTERS; MESH-REFINEMENT CODE; virtual observatory tools;
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QC Physics / fizika
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 09 Jan 2024 14:45
Last Modified: 09 Jan 2024 14:45
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/184237

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