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Guide to Monte Carlo simulations in statistical physics / (Record no. 420375)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 136543
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field ISI Library, Kolkata
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20250115020012.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 150615s2015 enka b 001 0 eng
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781107074026 (hardback)
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency ISI Library
Language of cataloging eng
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 530.13
Edition number 23
Item number L253
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Landau, David P.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Guide to Monte Carlo simulations in statistical physics /
Statement of responsibility, etc David P. Landau and Kurt Binder.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 4th ed
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Cambridge :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Cambridge University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2015.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvii, 519 p. :
Other physical details illustrations ;
Dimensions 26 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1. Introduction --<br/>2. Some necessary background --<br/>3. Simple sampling Monte Carlo methods --<br/>4. Importance sampling Monte Carlo methods --<br/>5. More on importance sampling Monte Carlo methods for lattice systems --<br/>6. Off-lattice models --<br/>7. Reweighting methods --<br/>8. Quantum Monte Carlo methods --<br/>9. Monte Carlo renormalization group methods --<br/>10. Non-equilibrium and irreversible processes --<br/>11. Lattice gauge models: a brief introduction --<br/>12. A brief review of other methods of computer simulation --<br/>13. Monte Carlo simulations at the periphery of physics and beyond --<br/>14. Monte Carlo studies of biological molecules --<br/>15. Outlook --<br/>Appendix: Listing of programs mentioned in the text --<br/>Index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc This revised fourth edition provides an introduction to computer simulations in physics, cutting-edge algorithms, essential techniques, and petascale computing.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Monte Carlo method.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Statistical physics.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Binder, Kurt,
Relator term author
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Books
Koha issues (borrowed), all copies 1
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