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Thijssen, J. M. 1958-

Computational physics / Jos Thijssen. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - xv, 620 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Quantum scattering with a spherically symmetric potential -- The variational method for the Schrödinger equation -- The Hartree-Fock method -- Density functional theory --Solving the Schrödinger equation in periodic solids -- Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics -- Molecular dynamics simulations -- Quantum molecular dynamics -- The Monte Carlo method -- Transfer matrix and diagonalisation of spin chains -- Quantum Monte Carlo methods -- The finite element method for partial differential equations - The lattice Boltzmann method for fluid dynamics -- Computational methods for lattice field theories -- High performance computing and parallelism -- Numerical methods -- Random number generators.

ISBN: 9780521833462

LCCN: 2006038173

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA689863 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013583924 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mathematical physics.
Condensed matter--Mathematics.
Physics--Data processing.

LC Class. No.: QC20 / .T445 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 530.15