Method and apparatus for autonomous synchronous computing

A special purpose computer for processing a linear optimization problem capable of being represented in the form [A][X]+[I][Y]=[B] and wherein the linear optimization problem can also be represented in the form [E][A][X]+[E][I][Y]=[E][B], the computer comprising:

• a first processor;
• a plurality of row processors each configured to store a row of the matrix [E];
• a computer memory in communication with the first processor and in communication with each row processor so that each row processor can read from the computer memory and write to the computer memory;
• wherein the first processor is configured to signal all of the row processors to process data related to the linear optimization problem;
• wherein the first processor is configured to cause one designated row processor to take action and configured to cause the remaining row processors to not take action.

A special purpose computer for processing a linear optimization problem capable of being represented in the form [A][X]+[I][Y]=[B] and wherein the linear optimization problem can also be represented in the form [E][A][X]+[E][I][Y]=[E][B], the computer comprising:

• a first processor;
• a plurality of row processors each configured to store a row of the matrix [E];
• a computer memory in communication with the first processor and in communication with each row processor so that each row processor can read from the computer memory and write to the computer memory;
• wherein the first processor is configured to signal all of the row processors to process data related to the linear optimization problem;
• wherein the first processor is configured to cause one designated row processor to take no action and configured to cause the remaining row processors to perform an equivalent action on each processor's respective data.