Abstract
The i860 microprocessor lacks both a divide and a square root instruction. The consequences of this for code involving many reciprocal square roots, such as many-body simulations involving Coulomb-like potentials, are discussed with a particular emphasis on high performance.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | International Journal of High Speed Computing |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 57-63 |
| ISSN | 0129-0533 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
Bibliographical note
Written while the author was at the ETH (CH).Cite this
Sinclair, R. (1996). Optimization of Reciprocals and Square Roots on the i860 Microprocessor. International Journal of High Speed Computing, 8(1), 57-63.