Computer Simulations in Condensed Matter Systems: From Materials to Chemical Biology Volume 1

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ferrario, Mauro (Editor), Ciccotti, Giovanni (Editor), Binder, Kurt (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 703
• Subjects: Physics.; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.; Computer mathematics.; Condensed matter.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Materials science.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Numerical and Computational Physics.; Materials Science, general.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.; Computational Science and Engineering.
• Physical Description: XVI, 713 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540352730
• ISSN: 0075-8450 ;

This extensive and comprehensive collection of lectures by world-leading experts in the field introduces and reviews all relevant computer simulation methods and their applications in condensed matter systems. Volume 1 is an in-depth introduction to a vast spectrum of computational techniques for statistical mechanical systems of condensed matter. It will enable the graduate student and both the specialist and nonspecialist researcher to get acquainted with the tools necessary to carry out numerical simulations at an advanced level. Volume 2 published as LNP 704 (ISBN 3-540-35283-X) is a collection of state-of-the-art surveys on numerical experiments carried out for a great number of systems, ranging from materials sciences to chemical biology.