Building a Mini Computer Cluster for the Simulation of Particle Collisions
Disciplines
Elementary Particles and Fields and String Theory | Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Scientific computing requires the use of clusters of computers to facilitate complex calculations that would otherwise not be feasible. In this project, we construct a small version of such a cluster, made out of Raspberry Pi's, single-board, general-purpose computers that are high-performance and low-cost. We then put our cluster to use to simulate events that occur at high-energy particle colliders, such as the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), comparing our simulations to actual experimental results.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
CSM - Physics
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Andreas Papaefstathiou
Building a Mini Computer Cluster for the Simulation of Particle Collisions
Scientific computing requires the use of clusters of computers to facilitate complex calculations that would otherwise not be feasible. In this project, we construct a small version of such a cluster, made out of Raspberry Pi's, single-board, general-purpose computers that are high-performance and low-cost. We then put our cluster to use to simulate events that occur at high-energy particle colliders, such as the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), comparing our simulations to actual experimental results.