迈向一个极端规模的电子结构系统
Jorge L Galvez Vallejo1, Calum Snowdon1, Ryan Stocks1
1School of Computing, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, ACT, Australia.
新的算法和软件使复杂的分子系统能够进行极端规模的量子化学计算. 这一突破在超级计算机上实现了前所未有的速度和精度,推进了药物发现和材料科学等领域.
科学领域:
- 计算化学的计算化学
- 量子化学 是一个量子化学.
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 准确的量子化学建模对于预测药物发现,材料科学和催化中的物质转化至关重要.
- 传统的量子化学软件难以满足大型分子系统 (数百到数千个原子) 和复杂的高性能计算硬件的计算需求.
研究的目的:
- 介绍用于极端规模量子化学计算的新算法和软件,重点是超级计算.
- 在前所未有的分子尺度上实现精确和高速的量子化学.
主要方法:
- 在通用原子和分子电子结构系统 (GAMESS) 中开发和应用多图形处理单元 (GPU) 库LibCChem 2.0.
- 创建独立的极大规模电子结构系统 (EXESS),旨在进行大规模的GPU扩展 (数千个GPU).
主要成果:
- 在一个有超过623,000个电子和146,000个原子的离子液体系统上,EXESS实现了Hartree-Fock/cc-pVDZ加上RI-MP2/cc-pVDZ/cc-pVDZ-RIFIT计算.
- 该计算在不到45分钟内完成,使用Summit超级计算机上的27,600个GPU,证明了94.6%的并行效率.
结论:
- 展示的软件和算法使极端规模的量子化学成为可能,克服了以前速度和分子尺寸的限制.
- 这一进步使前所未有的规模实现了高性能,准确的量子化学计算,影响了战略技术应用.
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