标题： 多太拉弗洛普计算机对引力物理的影响 显示英文标题

标题： Impact of a Multi-TeraFlop Machine to Gravitational Physics

摘要： 一种多太拉浮/太字节的机器将使爱因斯坦引力理论应用于现实的天体物理过程成为可能。 没有计算能力，爱因斯坦理论的复杂性将大多数基于该理论的研究限制在准静态/线性近牛顿领域。 将爱因斯坦理论应用于现实的天体物理过程必将带来深刻而深远的科学发现，并产生能够激励公众的结果。 它是发展引力波天文学新前沿的重要组成部分——一个观察我们宇宙的令人兴奋的新窗口。 讨论了基于爱因斯坦理论进行数值模拟的计算需求，以中子星双星合并为例。 本文准备在1998年6月美国国家计算科学联盟用户咨询委员会会议上提交，以支持NSF太拉浮计算机的资助。 显示英文摘要

摘要： A multi-TeraFlop/TeraByte machine will enable the application of the Einstein theory of gravity to realistic astrophysical processes. Without the computational power, the complexity of the Einstein theory restricts most studies based on it to the quasi static/linear near-Newtonian regime of the theory. The application of the Einstein theory to realistic astrophysical processes is bound to bring deep and far-reaching scientific discoveries, and produce results that will inspire the general public. It is an essential component in developing the new frontier of gravitational wave astronomy - an exciting new window to observe our universe. The computational requirements of carrying out numerical simulations based on the Einstein theory is discussed with an explicit example, the coalescence of a neutron star binary. This document is prepared for presentation at the National Computational Science Alliance User Advisory Council Meeting at NSF, June 1998, in support of the funding of a NSF TeraFlop computer.