An Introduction to Computational Physics

Tao Pang

428 pages, parution le 24/03/2006 (2^eme édition)

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Thoroughly updated and revised for its second edition, this advanced textbook provides an introduction to the basic methods of computational physics, and an overview of recent progress in several areas of scientific computing. The author presents many step-by-step examples, including program listings in JavaTM, of practical numerical methods from modern physics and related areas. The book begins by dealing with basic computational tools and routines, covering approximating functions, differential equations, spectral analysis, and matrix operations. Important concepts are illustrated by relevant examples at each stage. The author also discusses more advanced topics, such as molecular dynamics, modeling continuous systems, Monte Carlo methods, genetic algorithm and programming, and numerical renormalization. Now including many more exercises, this can be used as a textbook for either undergraduate or first-year graduate courses on computational physics or scientific computation. It will also be a useful reference for anyone involved in computational research.

Detailed descriptions of the traditional computational methods
Concise introductions to the newest developments in scientific computing
Vivid and practical examples from contemporary physics and related fields, useful to students and researchers, includes extensive exercises
Programs written in Java, one of the newest computer languages

L'auteur - Tao Pang

Tao Pang : University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Sommaire

Introduction
Approximation of a function
Numerical calculus
Ordinary differential equations
Numerical methods for matrices
Spectral analysis
Partial differential equations
Molecular dynamics simulations
Modeling continuous systems
Monte Carlo simulations
Genetic algorithm and programming
Numerical renormalization;

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Tao Pang
Parution	24/03/2006
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	428
Format	19,5 x 25
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1025g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521825696
ISBN13	978-0-521-82569-6