Project Selection

Supervisor meeting 19/10/17

After a meeting with my supervisor over a cup of coffee, the following outcomes were reached:

• The project will be on the Ising model.
• The models will be run using python.
• If feasible, a Beowulf cluster will be put together using old PCs from DIT to run later simulations (will deal with later on in the project).

Computational Complexity

When looking at modeling big data, certain circumstances must be accounted for mainly concerning a computers processing power. My current device is Microsoft surface pro 4 which has 4 GB's of RAM and is powered by an Intel Core I5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz. The latest PC's in the Dublin Institute of Technology are the OptiPlex 5040 by Dell which has 8GB'S and powered by an Intel Core I3-6100 4GB 1600MHz.

Project Options

The project subject will be based on one of the chapters from the book:

Nicholas J. Giordano. Computational Physics. Prentice Hall, 1997.