Explicit loop scheduling in OpenMP for parallel automatic differentiation

• Published in: Proceedings 16th Annual International Symposium on High Performance Computing Systems and Applications pp. 121 - 126
• Main Authors: Bucker, H.M., Lang, B., Rasch, A., Bischof, C.H., an Mey, D.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2002
• Subjects: Differential equations; Inverse problems; Jacobian matrices; Nonlinear equations; Parallel processing; Parallel programming; Partial differential equations; Pervasive computing; Processor scheduling; Scientific computing

Derivatives of almost arbitrary functions can be evaluated efficiently by automatic differentiation whenever the functions are given in the form of computer programs in a high-level programming language such as Fortran, C, or C++. In contrast to numerical differentiation, where derivatives are only...