Basic concepts in computational physics. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Benjamin A. Stickler, Ewald Schachinger.
• Authors: Stickler, Benjamin A; Schachinger, E
• 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 -- 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 -- Appendix: The Two-Body Problem -- Solving Non-Linear Equations. The NEWTON Method -- Numerical Solution of Systems of Equations -- Fast Fourier Transform -- Basics of Probability Theory -- Phase Transitions -- Fractional Integrals and Derivatives in 1D -- Least Squares Fit -- Deterministic Optimization.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 409 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 530.1; Physics; Physics -- Data processing; Mathematical physics; Mathematical physics; Physics -- Data processing; Physics; Numerical and Computational Physics; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Mathematics -- Applied; Mathematics -- Counting & Numeration; Science -- Chemistry -- Physical & Theoretical; Maths for engineers; Numerical analysis; Quantum & theoretical chemistry; Engineering mathematics; Computer science_xMathematics; Chemistry; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Mathematical physics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319272658; 3319272659; 3319272632; 9783319272634
• Related ISBNs: 9783319272634
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 28, 2016).
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