Analog computers perceive a revival as a feasible technology platform for low precision, energy efficient and fast computing. We quantify this statement by measuring the performance of a modern analog computer and comparing it with traditional digital processors. General statements are made about ordinary and partial differential equations. As an example for large scale scientific computing applications, computational fluid dynamics are discussed. Several models are proposed which demonstrate the benefits of analog and digital-analog hybrid computing.

翻译：模拟计算机将复苏视为低精度、节能和快速计算的一个可行的技术平台。我们通过测量现代模拟计算机的性能并将其与传统数字处理器进行比较,对这种说法进行量化。一般性陈述是关于普通和部分差异方程式的。作为大规模科学计算应用的一个例子,讨论了计算流体动态。我们提出了几种模型,展示了模拟和数字模拟混合计算的好处。