Basic Concepts in Computational Physics

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With the development of ever more powerful computers a new branch of physics and engineering evolved over the last few decades: Computer Simulation or Computational Physics. It serves two main purposes: - Solution of complex mathematical problems such as, differential equations, minimization/optimiz...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: A. Stickler, Benjamin (Author), Schachinger, Ewald (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Subjects:
Mathematical physics.
Engineering mathematics.
Engineering-Data processing.
Mathematics-Data processing.
Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.
System theory.
Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
Mathematical and Computational Engineering Applications.
Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.
Theoretical Chemistry.
Complex Systems.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Some Basic Remarks
  • Part I Deterministic Methods: Numerical Differentiation
  • Numerical Integration
  • The KEPLER Problem
  • Ordinary Differential Equations - Initial Value Problems
  • The Double Pendulum
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Numerics of Ordinary Differential Equations - Boundary Value Problems
  • The One-Dimensional Stationary Heat Equation
  • The One-Dimensional Stationary SCHRÖDINGER Equation
  • Numerics of Partial Differential Equations
  • Part II Stochastic Methods
  • Pseudo Random Number Generators
  • Random Sampling Methods
  • A Brief Introduction to Monte-Carlo Methods
  • The ISING Model
  • Some Basics of Stochastic Processes
  • The Random Walk and Diffusion Theory
  • MARKOV-Chain Monte Carlo and the POTTS Model
  • Data Analysis
  • Stochastic Optimization.

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