Overview
- 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
Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Physics (GTP)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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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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