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Random Walk Models with Parallel Programming
written by Wolfgang Christian and Francisco Esquembre
The Random Walk with Parallel Programming item shows how to use Parallel Region and Parallel Loop Model Elements to simultaneously compute N random walks on a lattice. The simulations show how computational performance depends on the number of threads and how the computational load is distributed among the processor cores.  Random walk trajectories are displayed in a plot window and additional windows display the computational performance of each thread and the time evolution of the average displacement of the random walks.  

The parallel Random Walk simulations were developed using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) modeling tool and are distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) jar files.  Users can modify these simulations if they have EJS installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.7 of Java (JRE).
1 supplemental document is available
3 source code documents are available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
General Physics
- Computational Physics
Thermo & Stat Mech
- Probability
= Random Walks
- Upper Undergraduate
- Graduate/Professional
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
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This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license. Additional information is available.
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Wolfgang Christian
PACSs:
01.50.hv
07.05.Tp
02.50.-r
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created October 3, 2017 by Wolfgang Christian
Record Updated:
December 22, 2017 by Wolfgang Christian
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October 2, 2017
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W. Christian and F. Esquembre, Computer Program RANDOM WALK MODELS WITH PARALLEL PROGRAMMING, Version 1.0 (2017), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14533&DocID=4713).
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W. Christian and F. Esquembre, Computer Program RANDOM WALK MODELS WITH PARALLEL PROGRAMMING, Version 1.0 (2017), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14533&DocID=4713>.
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Christian, W., & Esquembre, F. (2017). Random Walk Models with Parallel Programming (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved December 6, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14533&DocID=4713
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Christian, Wolfgang, and Francisco Esquembre. "Random Walk Models with Parallel Programming." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14533&DocID=4713 (accessed 6 December 2024).
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Christian, Wolfgang, and Francisco Esquembre. Random Walk Models with Parallel Programming. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2017. Java (JRE) 1.7. 6 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14533&DocID=4713>.
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