Monte Carlo methods for particle transport /

"Fully updated with the latest developments in the eigenvalue Monte Carlo calculations and automatic variance reduction techniques and containing an entirely new chapter on fission matrix and alternative hybrid techniques. This second edition explores the uses of the Monte Carlo method for real...

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Main Author: Haghighat, Alireza (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Edition:Second edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Fully updated with the latest developments in the eigenvalue Monte Carlo calculations and automatic variance reduction techniques and containing an entirely new chapter on fission matrix and alternative hybrid techniques. This second edition explores the uses of the Monte Carlo method for real-world applications, explaining its concepts and limitations. Featuring illustrative examples, mathematical derivations, computer algorithms, and homework problems, it is an ideal textbook and practical guide for nuclear engineers and scientists looking into the applications of the Monte Carlo method, in addition to students in physics and engineering, and those engaged in the advancement of the Monte Carlo methods"--Publisher's description
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 289 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780429582202
042958220X
9780429198397
0429198396
9780429579981
0429579985
9780429584107
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