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Type of dedicated microprocessor
A physics processing unit (PPU) is a dedicated microprocessor designed to handle the calculations of physics, especially in the physics engine of video games. It is an example of hardware acceleration. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Physics processing unitA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Unit Operation and Process Modeling with Physics-Informed Machine LearningInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Electronic Structure Calculations on Graphics Processing UnitsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Application of graphics processing unit (GPU) to software in elementary particle/high energy physics fieldCited 5 times
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Application of graphics processing unit (GPU) to software in elementary particle/high energy physics field
A high performance parallelizable MRI physics simulator with graphic processing unit technology
Introduction to microprocessors for physics students: a 'Do-it-yourself' central processing unit
Physics-based power density mapping from IR thermography using Laplacian analysis for neural processing unit chips
🆕 Influential since 2022
đź“š Books worth reading
Electronic Structure Calculations on Graphics Processing UnitsRoss C. Walker, Andreas W. Goetz · 2015
Restructuring the American financial systemGeorge G. Kaufman, George J. Benston · 1990
Gpu Solutions To Multiscale Problems In Science And EngineeringDavid Yuen · 2012
Edinburgh LCFMichael J. C. Gordon · 1979
Facing The Multicorechallenge Aspects Of New Paradigms And Technologies In Parallel ComputingJan-Philipp Weiss · 2010
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