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Computational Statistical Physics (eBook, PDF)

From Billiards to Monte Carlo

Redaktion: Hoffmann, K. -H.; Schreiber, Michael

Beschreibung

In this book, 16 experts describe the application of methods of statistical physics to various areas in physics: disordered materials, quasicrystals, semiconductors, and also to other areas beyond physics, such as financial markets, game theory, evolution, and traffic planning, in which statistical physics has recently become significant.

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In this book, 16 experts describe the application of methods of statistical physics to various areas in physics: disordered materials, quasicrystals, semiconductors, and also to other areas beyond physics, such as financial markets, game theory, evolution, and traffic planning, in which statistical physics has recently become significant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783662048047
• Artikelnr.: 53088301

Rezensionen

From the reviews of the first edition: "This book contains 17 chapters devoted to the use of statistical mechanical methods in areas not belonging to physics and also a few which do belong to physics. Each chapter is a nicely written tutorial presentation of the problem and of the numerical techniques used to solve it. ... Each of these chapters can be used as a concise introduction ... ." (M. Baus, Physicalia, Issue 6, 2002) "This book is a different style of computational physics text, rather more like the conference proceedings than the usual undergraduate text. ... The result then is quite a pleasing survey of current topics in computational statistical physics. ... For the lecturer this is a very attractive resource for project length problems in a computational physics course for higher undergraduate or early graduate level students. For graduate students it is a good survey of modern statistical physics problems that lend themselves to numerical treatment." (G. P. Morriss, The Physicist, Vol. 39 (3), 2002)