|
" Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics "
by Kurt Binder, Dieter W. Heermann.
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
577789
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b407008
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Binder, Kurt.
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics : An Introduction /\ by Kurt Binder, Dieter W. Heermann.
|
| Edition Statement
|
:
|
Fourth, Enlarged Edition.
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
Berlin, Heidelberg :: Springer Berlin Heidelberg :: Imprint: Springer,, 2002.
|
| Series Statement
|
:
|
Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences,; 80
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
9783662046852
|
|
|
:
|
: 9783642077463
|
| Contents
|
:
|
1. Introduction: Purpose and Scope of this Volume, and Some General Comments -- 2. Theoretical Foundations of the Monte Carlo Method and Its Applications in Statistical Physics -- 3. Guide to Practical Work with the Monte Carlo Method -- 4. Some Important Recent Developments of the Monte Carlo Methodology -- 5. Quantum Monte Carlo Simulations: An Introduction -- A.1 Algorithm for the Random Walk Problem -- A.2 Algorithm for Cluster Identification -- References.
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
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.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Physics.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Chemistry, Physical organic.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Mathematical physics.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Thermodynamics.
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
Heermann, Dieter W.
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
SpringerLink (Online service)
|
| |