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  • Computational physics
  • Materials science
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are crucial for understanding material behavior at the nanoscale.
  • Simulating complex, inhomogeneous systems like nanodevices requires efficient parallel algorithms.
  • Existing methods often struggle with scalability and performance for these specific applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel, highly parallel algorithm for MD simulations on single-node multi- and many-core systems.
  • To achieve significant parallel speedups, particularly for strongly inhomogeneous systems.
  • To demonstrate high parallel efficiency and scalability.

Main Methods:

  • A task-based approach dividing force calculation and neighbor list generation into small, executable units.
  • Implementation using a thread pool with a dependent task schedule to prevent simultaneous particle access.
  • Benchmarking on multi-core processors and Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors.

Main Results:

  • Achieved parallel efficiencies exceeding 80% across various systems and core counts.
  • Demonstrated superior speedups for inhomogeneous systems compared to spatial decomposition methods.
  • Showcased excellent scalability on large numbers of cores, including coprocessors.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed algorithm offers a highly efficient and scalable solution for MD simulations on modern parallel architectures.
  • It is particularly advantageous for simulating complex nanodevices and nanostructured materials.
  • The task-based approach ensures robust performance and efficient resource utilization.