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- Teaches basic numerical methods in theoretical physics
- Features numerous computer examples, for which no programming skills are required
- Provides detailed explanations without mathematical proofs
- Discusses standard numerical methods as well as more recent developments
- Includes problems and solutions
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Physics (GTP)
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Numerical Methods
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Front Matter
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Simulation of Classical and Quantum Systems
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Front Matter
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About this book
Lastly, elementary quantum many-body problems demonstrate the application of variational and Monte-Carlo methods.
Authors and Affiliations
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Physikdepartment T38, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
Philipp O.J. Scherer
About the author
Prof. Scherer received his PhD in experimental and theoretical physics in 1984. He habilitated in theoretical physics and has been a lecturer at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) since 1999. He joined the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tsukuba, Japan, as a visiting scientist in 2001 and 2003. From 2006 to 2008 he has been temporary leader of the Institute for Theoretical Biomolecular Physics at TUM. Ever since he has been an adjunct professor at the physics faculty of TUM. His area of research includes biomolecular physics and the computer simulation of molecular systems with classical and quantum methods. He published books on theoretical molecular physics and computational physics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Computational Physics
Book Subtitle: Simulation of Classical and Quantum Systems
Authors: Philipp O.J. Scherer
Series Title: Graduate Texts in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61088-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-61087-0Published: 18 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87002-1Published: 11 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-61088-7Published: 07 September 2017
Series ISSN: 1868-4513
Series E-ISSN: 1868-4521
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XXIV, 633
Number of Illustrations: 256 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour
Topics: Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation, Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences, Mathematical and Computational Engineering, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry