Fourth Granada Lectures in Computational Physics

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Invited Lectures

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. A Variational Approach to Exciton-Phonon Coupling

      • K. Lindenberg, Y. Zhao, D. W. Brown

      Pages 3-53

   3. The Power of Cooperation

      • B. A. Huberman

      Pages 55-81

   4. Microscopic Computer Simulation of Fluids

      • P. Cordero, D. Risso

      Pages 83-134

   5. Nonequilibrium Potential in Reaction-Diffusion Systems

      • H. S. Wio

      Pages 135-195

   6. An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Neural Networks

      • S. Albeverio, B. Tirozzi

      Pages 197-221

   7. The Statistical Mechanics of Absorbing States

      • G. Grinstein, M. A. Muñoz

      Pages 223-270

   8. On the Self-organization of Migrating Individuals

      • E. Albano

      Pages 271-276

   9. Recent Progress in the Study of Irreversible Transitions in Reaction Systems

      • E. Albano

      Pages 277-284

3. Contributions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-285

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   2. Critical Behavior of an Evolution Model

      • S. Clar, R. A. Monetti, F. Schwabl

      Pages 287-288

   3. Simulation of Phase Behavior of Fluids in Gels

      • R. Salazar, R. Toral, A. Chakrabarti

      Pages 289-290

   4. Mesoscopic Descriptions of Fluids

      • M. Serrano, P. Español, I. Zúñiga

      Pages 291-292

   5. Description of Growth Models with Density Equations

      • C. López, P. L. Garrido

      Pages 293-293

   6. Langevin Approach to Synthetic Turbulence and Applications

      • A. C. Martí, J. M. Sancho, F. Sagués

      Pages 294-294

   7. Irreversible Adsorption of Colloidal Particles

      • J. Faraudo, J. Bafaluy

      Pages 295-296

   8. Probability Distribution Function for the Random Sequential Adsorption of Aligned and Unaligned Hard-Squares

      • F. L. Román, J. A. White, S. Velasco

      Pages 297-297

   9. Resonance Phenomena Induced by Correlated Parametric Noise

      • J. L. Cabrera, J. Gorroñogoitia, F. J. de la Rubia

      Pages 298-298

   10. Magnetic Relaxation via Competing Dynamics

       • J. A. Vacas, J. Marro

       Pages 299-299

The methods developed to deal with the computational aspects of physi­ cal problems are useful in an increasing number of situations, from chem­ istry, biology and geology to engineering, communications and economics. In fact, computational physics has evolved into a trans-disciplinary field now concerned with the creative use of computers in scientific research. More­ over, computational methods often help students to develop a deeper under­ standing of key concepts, and enhance their problem-solving abilities. There­ fore, computational physics is recognized as having an important educational value, and educators face the task of outlining appropriate curricula to take advantage of these unique features. This is an important motivation for the publication of the contents of the Seminar on Computational Physics which is held in Granada every two years. The seminar aims at bringing together small groups of students and active researchers on different aspects of computational physics. It is part of the doctoral programme of the University of Granada. The proceedings of the previous editions were published as II Granada Lectures in Computational Physics (World Scientific, Singapore 1993) and Third Granada Lectures in Computational Physics (Lecture Notes in Physics, vol. 448, Springer, Berlin 1995) by the same editors. The present book contains the invited lecture notes and a very brief account of contributions by participants at the 4th Granada Seminar on Computational Physics (Granada, Spain, 9-14 September 1996).

• Potential
• computational physics
• molecular dynamics
• neutral networks
• phase transitions
• self-organization

• Instituto Carlos I de Física Teórica y Computacional, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain

  Pedro L. Garrido, Joacquín Marro

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