An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods: Applications To Physical Systems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781974427475)

The revised Third Edition of An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methodsuses Java to teach physical concepts using computer simulations. The text incorporates object-oriented programming techniques and encourages readers to develop good programming habits in the context of doing physics. Introduction, Tools for Doing Simulations, Simulating Particle Motion, Oscillatory Systems, Few-Body Problems: The Motion of the Planets, The Chaotic Motion of Dynamical Systems, Random Processes, The Dynamics of Many Particle Systems, Normal Modes and Waves, Electrodynamics, Numerical and Monte Carlo Methods, Percolation, Fractals and Kinetic Growth Models, Complex Systems, Monte Carlo Simulations of Thermal Systems, Quantum Systems, Visualization and Rigid Body Dynamics, Seeing in Special and General Relativity, Epilogue: The Unity of Physics For all readers interested in developing programming habits in the context of doing physics.

Author: Jan Tobochnik, Wolfgang Christian, Harvey Gould
ISBN-10: 1974427471
ISBN-13: 9781974427475
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/18/2017
Pages: 814
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.02lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 1.62d