Journal article
Optimization of Reciprocals and Square Roots on the i860 Microprocessor
In
International Journal of High Speed Computing
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1996, Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 57-63
Abstract
The i860 microprocessor lacks both a divide and a square root instruction. The consequences of this for code involving many reciprocal square roots, such as many-body simulations involving Coulomb-like potentials, are discussed with a particular emphasis on high performance.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 1996 |
| Pages: | 57-63 |
| ISSN: | 01290533 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1142/S0129053396000057 |
