PHYS 6355 Computational Physics II
This course will focus on the solution of large systems of equations, a topic that pervades many problems in scientific modeling, including the solutions of partial differential equations. The course will point out the limitations of direct methods of solutions and look at alternatives such as multigrid, the cholesky conjugate gradient, and Krylov methods in general with GMRES as a specific implementation. Preconditioning methods will be studied, along with the advantages of decomposition. Advanced topics like interpolative methods and the use of radomization may be included.
Prerequisite
PHYS 6352 and familiarity with C programming and UNIX systems.
Offered
As scheduled