4大终极计算难题待解

揭秘超新星

    更强大的超级计算机能揭开宇宙中一些最奇异的现象。举例来说，未来科学家们或许能模拟恒星爆炸时巨大力量的互相作用。这些事件被称为超新星，它们喷出的能量和光照经常超过整个银河系。超新星不仅涉及天体物理学，还涉及化学和核反应。运行涵盖所有相关科学的程序将需要百万万亿次数据。有了如此强大的力量，下一代超级计算机有望揭开外太空的神秘面纱。（财富中文网）

    译者：项航

Inside supernovae

    More powerful supercomputers could shine a light on some of the most foreign phenomena in the universe. For example, scientists in the future may be able to model the awesome forces that interact when a star explodes. Those events, called supernovae, often spew enough energy and light to outshine an entire galaxy. Supernovae involve not just astrophysics, but chemical and nuclear reactions. Running programs that includes all the sciences at play would require an exaflop of data. With that much power, the next generation of supercomputers could bring the mysteries of deep space closer to home.