• DocumentCode
    419317
  • Title

    Role of numerical noise in ultra large-scale computing

  • Author

    Hastriter, M.L. ; Chew, W.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    20-25 June 2004
  • Firstpage
    3373
  • Abstract
    We have reviewed the role of numerical noise (round off error) in different parts of computations. It is seen that product error is insignificant. Subtraction error can play a significant role when a system is ill conditioned or involves subtracting large numbers to obtain small numbers. However, phase error due to round off can dominate for ultra-large scale problems involving hundreds of wavelengths.
  • Keywords
    computational electromagnetics; roundoff errors; computational electromagnetics; ill conditioned system; numerical noise; phase error; product error; round off error; subtraction error; ultra large-scale computing; Computational electromagnetics; Differential equations; Electromagnetic radiation; Green´s function methods; Integral equations; Large-scale systems; Noise generators; Nonuniform electric fields; Sparse matrices; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8302-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2004.1332103
  • Filename
    1332103