Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics (original) (raw)
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Authors:
- Kurt Binder
- Inst. Physik, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Dieter W. Heermann
- Fak. Physik und Astronomie, Inst. Theoretische Physik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
The 5th edition of this successful graduate textbook now covers not only quantum Monte Carlo methods but also classical methods
Authored by pioneers in the development of Monte Carlo simulations
Summarizes the basics and current state of the art in Monte Carlo simulations
Covers problems of statistical physics, quantum physics and chemistry
Useful reference to researchers
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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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.
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Authors and Affiliations
Inst. Physik, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Kurt Binder
Fak. Physik und Astronomie, Inst. Theoretische Physik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Dieter W. Heermann
Bibliographic Information
- Book Title: Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics
- Book Subtitle: An Introduction
- Authors: Kurt Binder, Dieter W. Heermann
- Series Title: Graduate Texts in Physics
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03163-2
- Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
- eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
- Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
- Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-03162-5Published: 25 August 2010
- eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-03163-2Published: 17 August 2010
- Series ISSN: 1868-4513
- Series E-ISSN: 1868-4521
- Edition Number: 5
- Number of Pages: XIV, 202
- Additional Information: Originally published as volume 80 in the series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences
- Topics: Complex Systems, Operations Research, Management Science, Simulation and Modeling, Mathematical Methods in Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Physical Chemistry