Pure Gauge SU(3) Lattice Theory on an Array of Computers

Abstract

We report on a pure gauge SU(3) lattice theory computation performed on an array of 64 microprocessors interconnected as a $2^6$ hypercube and having the cumulative power of approximately eight V AX11/780's. The availability of a substantial number of computer cycles, coupled with an improvement in the algorithm, made possible a high-statistics determination of the heavy-quark potential on a ${12}^3$ × 16 lattice.