Computational physics
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Computational physics
Cambridge University Press, 2007
2nd ed
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at / 31 libraries
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The Institute for Solid State Physics Library. The University of Tokyo.図書室
: hbk421.4:C14e7210261926
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Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University未来材料研
: hbk421.5||T41584158
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Hokkaido University, Library, Graduate School of Science, Faculty of Science and School of Science図書
hbk.530.1/T3472080135004
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First published in 2007, this second edition describes the computational methods used in theoretical physics. New sections were added to cover finite element methods and lattice Boltzmann simulation, density functional theory, quantum molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo simulation, and diagonalisation of one-dimensional quantum systems. It covers many different areas of physics research and different computational methodologies, including computational methods such as Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics, various electronic structure methodologies, methods for solving partial differential equations, and lattice gauge theory. Throughout the book the relations between the methods used in different fields of physics are emphasised. Several new programs are described and can be downloaded from www.cambridge.org/9781107677135. The book requires a background in elementary programming, numerical analysis, and field theory, as well as undergraduate knowledge of condensed matter theory and statistical physics. It will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in theoretical, computational and experimental physics.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Quantum scattering with a spherically symmetric potential
- 3. The variational method for the Schroedinger equation
- 4. The Hartree-Fock method
- 5. Density functional theory
- 6. Solving the Schroedinger equation in periodic solids
- 7. Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics
- 8. Molecular dynamics simulations
- 9. Quantum molecular dynamics
- 10. The Monte Carlo method
- 11. Transfer matrix and diagonalisation of spin chains
- 12. Quantum Monte Carlo methods
- 13. The infinite element method for partial differential equations
- 14. The lattice Boltzmann method for fluid dynamics
- 15. Computational methods for lattice field theories
- 16. High performance computing and parallelism
- Appendix A. Numerical methods
- Appendix B. Random number generators
- References
- Index.
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