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We develop a highly optimized code for simulating the Edwards-Anderson Heisenberg model on graphics processing units (GPUs). Using a number of computational tricks such as tiling, data compression and appropriate memory layouts, the…

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Partition of unity methods (PUMs) on graphs are simple and highly adaptive auxiliary tools for graph signal processing. Based on a greedy-type metric clustering and augmentation scheme, we show how a partition of unity can be generated in…

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The Monte Carlo method is a powerful technique for computing thermodynamic magnetic states of otherwise unsolvable spin Hamiltonians, but the method becomes computationally prohibitive with increasing number of spins and the simulation of…

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A number of stochastic methods developed for the calculation of fermion loops are investigated and compared, in particular with respect to their efficiency when implemented on Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). We assess the performance of…

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Classical multivariate statistical methods such as covariance estimation and principal component analysis are well understood mathematically, yet their application at extreme data scales remains challenging. When the number of observations…

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We use a graphics processing unit (GPU) for fast computations of Monte Carlo integrations. Two widely used Monte Carlo integration programs, VEGAS and BASES, are parallelized on GPU. By using $W^{+}$ plus multi-gluon production processes at…

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