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020			_a9781139171397 (ebook)
020			_z9780521833462 (hardback)
020			_z9787510032905 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQC20 _b.T445 2007
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100	1		_aThijssen, J. M. _q(Joseph Marie), _d1958- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aComputational physics / _cJos Thijssen.
250			_aSecond edition.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2007.
300			_a1 online resource (xv, 620 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aQuantum scattering with a spherically symmetric potential -- The variational method for the Schrödinger equation -- The Hartree-Fock method -- Density functional theory --Solving the Schrödinger equation in periodic solids -- Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics -- Molecular dynamics simulations -- Quantum molecular dynamics -- The Monte Carlo method -- Transfer matrix and diagonalisation of spin chains -- Quantum Monte Carlo methods -- The finite element method for partial differential equations -- The lattice Boltzmann method for fluid dynamics -- Computational methods for lattice field theories -- High performance computing and parallelism -- Numerical methods -- Random number generators.
520			_aFirst 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.
650		0	_aMathematical physics.
650		0	_aCondensed matter _xMathematics.
650		0	_aPhysics _xData processing.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521833462
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139171397
999			_c520309 _d520307