Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics: An Introduction (Springer Series in Solid-state Sciences)

Binder, Kurt, Heermann, Dieter W.

ISBN 10: 0387557296 / ISBN 13: 9780387557298

Published by Springer Verlag, 1992

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• Title: Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics: An Introduction (Springer Series in Solid-state Sciences)
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387557296
• ISBN 13: 9780387557298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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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.