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A fast algorithm for the Cyber 205 to simulate the 3D Ising model

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We describe a computer program that performs the Metropolis algorithm for the 3D Ising model at a peak speed of 98 million spin updates per second on a 2-pipe CDC Cyber 205. This speed is achieved using the special vector capabilities of the Cyber 205 and multispin coding techniques.

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  1. Supercomputer Computations Research Institute, Florida State University, 32306, Tallahassee, Florida

    Gyan Bhanot

  2. Supercomputer Computations Research Institute and Department of Physics, Florida State University, 32306, Tallahassee, Florida

    Dennis Duke & Román Salvador

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Bhanot, G., Duke, D. & Salvador, R. A fast algorithm for the Cyber 205 to simulate the 3D Ising model. J Stat Phys 44, 985–1002 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01011918

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