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Computational Statistical Physics: From Billiards to Monte Carlo

By Professor Karl Heinz Hoffmann , Professor Michael Schreiber (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2002
ISBN
978-3-642-07571-1, 978-3-662-04804-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-04804-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14941641 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
300\311
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Chemistry and Earth SciencesComputer ScienceDynamical Systems and Complexity;Numerical and ComPhysicsStatistical Physics

Description

In recent years statistical physics has made significant progress as a result of advances in numerical techniques. While good textbooks exist on the general aspects of statistical physics, the numerical methods and the new developments based on large-scale computing are not usually adequately presented. In this book 16 experts describe the application of methods of statistical physics to various areas in physics: disordered materials, quasicrystals, semiconductors, ... and also to other areas beyond physics, such as financial markets, game theory, evolution, and traffic planning, in which statistical physics has recently become significant. In this way the universality of the underlying concepts and methods such as fractals, random matrix theory, time series, neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, becomes clear. The topics are covered by introductory, tutorial presentations.

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