Leibniz-Rechenzentrum
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The Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (, LRZ) is an European supercomputing centre in Garching near Munich. The centre provides supercomputer
resources for research and access to the Munich Scientific Network (MWN); it is connected to the Deutsches Forschungsnetz with a 10 Gbit/s link. In 2012, SuperMUC
will be available as the successor of the Höchstleistungsrechner Bayern II (HLRB II) supercomputer.
The centre is named after Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
Supercomputer
A supercomputer is a computer at the frontline of current processing capacity, particularly speed of calculation.Supercomputers are used for highly calculation-intensive tasks such as problems including quantum physics, weather forecasting, climate research, molecular modeling A supercomputer is a...
resources for research and access to the Munich Scientific Network (MWN); it is connected to the Deutsches Forschungsnetz with a 10 Gbit/s link. In 2012, SuperMUC
Supermuc
The SuperMUC is the name of a new supercomputer of the Leibniz-Rechenzentrum in Garching near Munich which will provide a sustained computing power in the Petaflop/s regime. It will be the successor of the Höchstleistungsrechner Bayern II . The Leibniz Supercomputing Centre will become a european...
will be available as the successor of the Höchstleistungsrechner Bayern II (HLRB II) supercomputer.
The centre is named after Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.