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A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics

By David P. Landau , Kurt Binder

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0521842387, 9780521842389, 9780511130984
Open Library ID
OL7766235M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3489098 bytes)
Edition
2nd ed
Pages
449\449
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Физика;Матметоды и моделирование в физике

Description

This new and updated edition deals with all aspects of Monte Carlo simulation of complex physical systems encountered in condensed-matter physics, statistical mechanics, and related fields. After briefly recalling essential background in statistical mechanics and probability theory, it gives a succinct overview of simple sampling methods. The concepts behind the simulation algorithms are explained comprehensively, as are the techniques for efficient evaluation of system configurations generated by simulation. It contains many applications, examples, and exercises to help the reader and provides many new references to more specialized literature. This edition includes a brief overview of other methods of computer simulation and an outlook for the use of Monte Carlo simulations in disciplines beyond physics. This is an excellent guide for graduate students and researchers who use computer simulations in their research. It can be used as a textbook for graduate courses on computer simulations in physics and related disciplines.

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