Download or read book Parallel Computing on Heterogeneous Networks written by Alexey L. Lastovetsky and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-05-02 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New approaches to parallel computing are being developed that make better use of the heterogeneous cluster architecture Provides a detailed introduction to parallel computing on heterogenous clusters All concepts and algorithms are illustrated with working programs that can be compiled and executed on any cluster The algorithms discussed have practical applications in a range of real-life parallel computing problems, such as the N-body problem, portfolio management, and the modeling of oil extraction