Graphic processing units (GPU) provide an impressive amount of computer power at an unprecedented low cost. The authors describe the main features of HOOMD (highly optimized object oriented molecular dynamics), a software package that makes molecular dynamics simulations on GPUs available to general users. Also, a news sidebar by Joshua A. Anderson and Alex Travesset on Molecular Dynamics on Graphic Processing Units: HOOMD to the Rescue.
Index Terms:
molecular dynamics, GPU, graphic processing unit, HOOMD, highly optimized object-oriented molecular dynamics, memory clusters, Compute Unified Device Architecture, CUDA, GPU computing
Citation:
Pam Frost Gorder, "Coming Soon: Research in a Cloud," Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 6-10, Nov./Dec. 2008, doi:10.1109/MCSE.2008.142