An introduction to computational physics / Tao Pang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pang, Tao, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Data processing.

Physics.

Physics--Methodology.

Numerical calculations.

Mathematical physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thoroughly revised for its second edition, this advanced textbook provides an introduction to the basic methods of computational physics, and an overview of progress in several areas of scientific computing by relying on free software available from CERN. The book begins by dealing with basic computational tools and routines, covering approximating functions, differential equations, spectral analysis, and matrix operations. Important concepts are illustrated by relevant examples at each stage. The author also discusses more advanced topics, such as molecular dynamics, modeling continuous systems, Monte Carlo methods, genetic algorithm and programming, and numerical renormalization. It includes many more exercises. This can be used as a textbook for either undergraduate or first-year graduate courses on computational physics or scientific computation. It will also be a useful reference for anyone involved in computational research.

Contents:

Approximation of a function

Numerical calculus

Ordinary differential equations

Numerical methods for matrices

Spectral analysis

Partial differential equations

Molecular dynamics simulations

Modeling continuous systems

Monte Carlo simulations

Genetic algorithm and programming

Numerical renormalization.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p.369-380) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-14673-9

0-511-80087-8

0-511-14046-0

0-511-13942-X

0-511-56633-6

0-511-13971-3

OCLC:

171137916