Title
Approximate parallel sorting on a spatial computer
Abstract
We describe collision sort, a simple distributed sorting algorithm for a spatial computer on a regular lattice, which represents data by mobile particles in an abstract space. Although collision sort produces only approximate results, it tolerates faults, minimizes communication, and adapts easily to simultaneous multi-axis sorting. We show simulations of collision sort in 1 and 2 dimensions, and discuss its scalability properties.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1145/2414729.2414739
Proceedings of the 2012 ACM workshop on Relaxing synchronization for multicore and manycore scalability
Keywords
Field
DocType
approximate parallel,abstract space,spatial computer,mobile particle,regular lattice,approximate result,minimizes communication,simultaneous multi-axis,collision sort,scalability property,concurrency,communication,synchronization,approximation
Timsort,Merge sort,Computer science,sort,Parallel computing,In-place algorithm,Algorithm,Sorting,Real-time computing,Collision,Sorting algorithm,Scalability
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
6
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Max Orhai110.68
Andrew P. Black21566366.84