An introduction to computer simulation methods : applications to physical systems

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gould, Harvey , 1938- (Author), Christian, Wolfgang (Author), Tobochnik, Jan , 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Pearson Addison Wesley , c2007
Edition:3rd ed
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Online Access:Table of contents only

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245 1 3 |a An introduction to computer simulation methods :   |b applications to physical systems   |c Harvey Gould, Jan Tobochnik, Wolfgang Christian 
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260 |a San Francisco :   |b Pearson Addison Wesley ,   |c c2007 
300 |a xviii, 796 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Tools for doing simulations -- 3. Simulating particle motion -- 4. Oscillations systems -- 5. Few-body problems: the motion of the planets -- 6. The chaotic motion of dynamical systems -- 7. Random processes -- 8. The dynamics of many-particle systems -- 9. Normal modes and waves -- 10. Electrodynamics -- 11. Numerical and Monte Carlo methods -- 12. Percolation -- 13. Fractals and kinetic growth models -- 14. Complex systems -- 15. Monte Carlo simulations of thermal systems -- 16. Quantum systems -- 17. Visualization and rigid body dynamics -- 18. Seeing in special and general relativity -- 19. Epilogue: the unity of physics 
650 0 |a Physics   |x Computer simulation 
650 0 |a Physics   |x Data processing 
650 0 |a Physics   |x Simulation methods 
700 1 |a Christian, Wolfgang ,   |e author 
700 1 |a Tobochnik, Jan ,   |d 1953- ,   |e author 
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