Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics: An Introduction (Graduate Texts in Physics) - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

<P>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 METHODSAND GIVES A SYSTEMATIC PRESENTATION FROM WHICH NEWCOMERS CAN LEARN TO PERFORM SUCH SIMULATIONS AND TO ANALYZE THEIR RESULTS. THE FIFTH EDITION COVERS CLASSICAL AS WELL AS QUANTUM MONTE CARLO METHODS. FURTHERMORE A NEW CHAPTER ON THE SAMPLING OF FREE ENERGY LANDSCAPES 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 AS WELL AS THE BOLTZMANN MEDAL IN 2007.</P>

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