Guide to Monte Carlo simulations in statistical physics /

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Landau, David P. Guide to Monte Carlo simulations in statistical physics / David P. Landau and Kurt Binder. - 4th ed. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
xvii, 519 p. : illustrations ; 26 cm. Content notes : 1. Introduction --
2. Some necessary background --
3. Simple sampling Monte Carlo methods --
4. Importance sampling Monte Carlo methods --
5. More on importance sampling Monte Carlo methods for lattice systems --
6. Off-lattice models --
7. Reweighting methods --
8. Quantum Monte Carlo methods --
9. Monte Carlo renormalization group methods --
10. Non-equilibrium and irreversible processes --
11. Lattice gauge models: a brief introduction --
12. A brief review of other methods of computer simulation --
13. Monte Carlo simulations at the periphery of physics and beyond --
14. Monte Carlo studies of biological molecules --
15. Outlook --
Appendix: Listing of programs mentioned in the text --
Index. 9781107074026 (hardback) * Monte Carlo method. Statistical physics. * Binder, Kurt, * Title