Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics: An Introduction
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Main Author: Binder, Kurt (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2002
Edition:Fourth, Enlarged Edition
Series:Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 80
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04685-2
Item Description: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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XII, 183 p)
ISBN:9783662046852
9783642077463
ISSN:0171-1873
DOI:10.1007/978-3-662-04685-2