Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics : an Introduction /
Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics deals with the computer simulation of many-body systems in condensed-matter physics and related fields of physics, chemistry and beyond, to traffic flows, stock market fluctuations, etc.). Using random numbers generated by a computer, probability distrib...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2002.
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| Edition: | Fourth, enlarged edition. |
| Series: | Springer series in solid-state sciences ;
80. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics deals with the computer simulation of many-body systems in condensed-matter physics and related fields of physics, chemistry and beyond, to traffic flows, stock market fluctuations, etc.). Using random numbers generated by a computer, probability distributions are calculated, allowing the estimation of the thermodynamic properties of various systems. This book describes the theoretical background to several variants of these Monte Carlo methods and gives a systematic presentation from which newcomers can learn to perform such simulations and to analyze their results. This fourth edition has been updated and a new chapter on Monte Carlo simulation of quantum-mechanical problems has been added. To help students in their work a special web server has been installed to host programs and discussion groups (http://wwwcp.tphys.uni-heidelberg.de). Prof. Binder was the winner of the Berni J. Alder CECAM Award for Computational Physics 2001. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 183 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783662046852 (electronic bk.) 3662046857 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0171-1873 ; |