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High Performance Computational Physics

Coordinator: Derek Leinweber


Events

HPCP Meeting Room
HPCP Students are invited to meet when they wish in the CCSS Laboratory, Room 117 of the Oliphant Wing of the Physics building. While we do share this room with other physics groups, it is usually available.

HPCP Meeting Time
We'll find a time when all HPCP Students are available to meet. Drop by the HPCP Meeting Room to catch up with your HPCP friends.

Tour of eResearch SA Supercomputers
eRSA's new supercomputer Corvus was installed in April 2007. We'll tour the high-performance facilities including, Corvus, Aquila and Hydra, to have an inside look at these supercomputers.

South Australian Virtual Reality Centre (SAVRC)
We'll visit this 3D immersive virtual reality centre to view data created by HPCP students. While we're there we'll enjoy some of the leading-edge virtual reality applications used at SAVRC.

 

General Information

Enrollment Information
Visit the Faculty of Sciences Information Page to review core course requirements and options. Note ELEC ENG 1006 is now ELEC ENG 1009.

Foundations of Supercomputing
Learn how to access the Titan Computing Cluster from Huxley or Johnson computing suites.
Downlod the worksheet in postscript or pdf format.

Essential Unix Commands
A brief overview of the most important Unix/Linux commands.

Sample Fortran-95 Programs
Once you are logged in to Titan, visit the directory ~hpcp/ where you can find a few sample programs to help get you started.

Fortran-95 References
  • Fortran 95/2003 Explained, Metcalf, Reid and Cohen (Oxford) -- Recommended.
  • Fortran 90/95 Explained, Metcalf and Reid (Oxford)
  • Fortran 90/95 for Scientists and Engineers, Chapman (McGraw-Hill Higher Education)
  • Fortran 90 Programming, Ellis, Philips and Lahey (Addison-Wesley)
  • Numerical Recipes in FORTRAN: The Art of Scientific Computing by Press, et al. (Cambridge University Press)
  • Computational Physics -- Fortran Version, Koonin and Meredith (Addison Wesley).

Misc. Info
Find out how to access Titan from home. Explore links to on-line information related to Computational Physics.

 

Supercomputing in Australia

eResearch SA Information
eResearch SA (eRSA) supports the e-Reseach needs of South Australian researchers. In particular, they provide and maintain the Titan Teaching Cluster. Check out their High Performance Computing Services page.

NCI National Facility Information
Visit the SGI Altix AC Hardware page to discover the premier supercomputing facility in Australia. Researchers at the University of Adelaide are renowned for being among the largest users of this National Supercomputing Facility.