TY  - BOOK
AU  - Landau,David P.
AU  - Binder,Kurt
TI  - Guide to Monte Carlo simulations in statistical physics
SN  - 9781107074026 (hardback)
U1  - 530.13 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Monte Carlo method
KW  - Statistical physics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - This revised fourth edition provides an introduction to computer simulations in physics, cutting-edge algorithms, essential techniques, and petascale computing
ER  -