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Characterizing the Performance of the Implicit Massively Parallel Particle-in-Cell iPIC3D Code

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arxiv 2408.01983 v1 pith:52JU4CKO submitted 2024-08-04 physics.plasm-ph cs.DCcs.PF

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keywords communicationipic3dplasmasimulationsastrophysicalcharacterizingcodeefficiency
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Optimizing iPIC3D, an implicit Particle-in-Cell (PIC) code, for large-scale 3D plasma simulations is crucial for space and astrophysical applications. This work focuses on characterizing iPIC3D's communication efficiency through strategic measures like optimal node placement, communication and computation overlap, and load balancing. Profiling and tracing tools are employed to analyze iPIC3D's communication efficiency and provide practical recommendations. Implementing optimized communication protocols addresses the Geospace Environmental Modeling (GEM) magnetic reconnection challenges in plasma physics with more precise simulations. This approach captures the complexities of 3D plasma simulations, particularly in magnetic reconnection, advancing space and astrophysical research.

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  1. Computational Methods and GPU Acceleration in Plasma Physics: A Empirical Analysis of arXiv Publications and Research Trends

    physics.plasm-ph 2026-08 reject novelty 4.0 of 10

    MHD papers have longer abstracts than PIC and gyrokinetic papers in arXiv plasma physics, and PIC papers dominate GPU mentions, based on regressions over 5,522 papers.

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