Analysis and performance of a distributed memory multilevel fast multipole algorithm

Sanjay Velamparambil, Weng Cho Chew

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Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the communication pattern and study the scalability of a distributed memory implementation of the multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MLFMA) called ScaleME. ScaleME uses the message passing interface (MPI) for communication between processors. The parallelization of MLFMA uses a novel a hybrid scheme for distributing the workload across the processors. We study the communication and computational behavior and demonstrate the effectiveness of the parallelization scheme using realistic problems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2719-2727
Number of pages9
JournalIEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume53
Issue number8 II
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electromagnetic scattering
  • Fast multipole method (FMM)
  • Integral equations
  • Parallel algorithms

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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