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Computational statistical physics. (English) Zbl 1473.82001

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (ISBN 978-1-108-84142-9/hbk; 978-1-108-88231-6/ebook). xiv, 258 p. (2021).
Publisher’s description: Providing a detailed and pedagogical account of the rapidly-growing field of computational statistical physics, this book covers both the theoretical foundations of equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical physics, and also modern, computational applications such as percolation, random walks, magnetic systems, machine learning dynamics, and spreading processes on complex networks. A detailed discussion of molecular dynamics simulations is also included, a topic of great importance in biophysics and physical chemistry. The accessible and self-contained approach adopted by the authors makes this book suitable for teaching courses at graduate level, and numerous worked examples and end of chapter problems allow students to test their progress and understanding.

MSC:

82-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to statistical mechanics
82B20 Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics
82C20 Dynamic lattice systems (kinetic Ising, etc.) and systems on graphs in time-dependent statistical mechanics
82B41 Random walks, random surfaces, lattice animals, etc. in equilibrium statistical mechanics
82C41 Dynamics of random walks, random surfaces, lattice animals, etc. in time-dependent statistical mechanics
82B43 Percolation
82C43 Time-dependent percolation in statistical mechanics
82D40 Statistical mechanics of magnetic materials
82M31 Monte Carlo methods applied to problems in statistical mechanics
82M37 Computational molecular dynamics in statistical mechanics
82M99 Basic methods in statistical mechanics
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