TY - GEN AU - Landau,Rubin H. AU - Paez,Manuel J. AU - Bordeianu,Cristian C. TI - Computational physics : : problem solving with python SN - 9783527413157 U1 - 530.0113 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Weinheim, Germany PB - Wiley-VCH KW - Physics KW - Computer simulation. KW - Mathematical physics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1 Introduction -- 2 Computing Software Basics -- 3 Errors and Uncertainties in Computations -- 4 Monte Carlo: Randomness, Walks, and Decays -- 5 Differentiation and Integration -- 6 Matrix Computing -- 7 Trial-and-Error Searching and Data Fitting -- 8 Solving Differential Equations: Nonlinear Oscillations -- 9. ODE Applications: Eigenvalues, Scattering, and Projectiles -- 10 High-Performance Hardware and Parallel Computers -- 11 Applied HPC: Optimization, Tuning, and GPU Programming -- 12 Fourier Analysis: Signals and Filters -- 13 Wavelet and Principal Components Analyses: Nonstationary Signals and Data Compression -- 14 Nonlinear Population Dynamics -- 15 Continuous Nonlinear Dynamics -- 16 Fractals and Statistical Growth Models -- 17 Thermodynamic Simulations and Feynman Path Integrals -- 18 Molecular Dynamics Simulations -- 19 PDE Reviewand Electrostatics via Finite Differences and Electrostatics via Finite Differences -- 20 Heat Flow via Time Stepping -- 21 Wave Equations I: Strings and Membranes -- 22 Wave Equations II: QuantumPackets and Electromagnetic -- 23 Electrostatics via Finite Elements -- 24 Shocks Waves and Solitons -- 25 Fluid Dynamics -- 26 Integral Equations of QuantumMechanics -- Appendix A Codes, Applets, and Animations -- Bibliography -- Index N2 - The use of computation and simulation has become an essential part of the scientific process. Being able to transform a theory into an algorithm requires significant theoretical insight, detailed physical and mathematical understanding, and a working level of competency in programming. ER -