Computational physics : Simulation of Classical and Quantum Systems.

his textbook presents basic numerical methods and applies them to a large variety of physical models in multiple computer experiments. Classical algorithms and more recent methods are explained. Partial differential equations are treated generally comparing important methods, and equations of motion...

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Main Author: Scherer, Philipp O.J
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2017.
Edition:3nd. ed.
Series:Graduate Texts in Physic
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