Lectures
For your convenience, some useful books can be found at the 7th floor in
building Origo North.
Notice, you are not allowed to borrow these books.
You can read them in the space outside our offices.
GN = Giordano and Nakanishi, "Computational Physics", 2nd ed.
Th = Thijssen, "Computational Physics", 2nd ed.
NR = Press et al., "Numerical Recipes", 2nd ed.
in parenthesis = less important
Notice,
NR = Press et al., "Numerical Recipes",
2nd ed.(C, Fortran77 and Fortran 90 versions)
are available freely on the web in Empanel format at
http://www.nr.com/oldverswitcher.html
Some lecture notes will also be provided
Lecture notes: Molecular Dynamics:
Lecture notes: Monte Carlo:
Lecture notes: Brownian dynamics:
Lecture notes: Quantum structure:
Lecture 1:
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Introduction:
Intro: pdf
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Coupled harmonic oscillators:
Coupled harmonic oscillators: pdf
GN: App. B
NR:
chap 12 and 13
Lecture 2:
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Fermi Pasta Ulam problem:
FermiPastaUlam: pdf
GN: chap 9.3
Physics Today, Jan 2008
pdf
Lecture 3:
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Molecular dynamics:
MolecularDynamics: pdf
GN: (chap 9.1, 9.2)
Th: chap 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, (chap 8)
Lecture 4:
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Monte Carlo integration:
MonteCarlo: pdf
GN: App. E.4, chap 8.3
NR:
chap 7.6
Th: chap 7.4, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3
The Top 10 Algorithms
pdf
Lecture 5:
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Monte Carlo, cont.:
MonteCarlo,cont: pdf
GN: App. F
NR:
chap 7.0, chap 7.1, chap 7.2, chap 7.3
Th: App. B
Lecture 6:
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Monte Carlo, cont:
Ising, Binary alloy, VMC, cont:
pdf
Random numbers:
Random numbers:
pdf
GN: chap 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, (8.6)
Th: chap. 10.3
GN: chap 10.4
Th: chap 12.1, 12.2
Lecture 7:
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Brownian dynamics:
Brownian Dynamics:
pdf
GN: App. C
NR:
chap 12.0, chap 12.1, chap 12.2, chap 12.3, chap 12.4, chap 13.0, chap 13.1, chap 13.2, chap 13.3, chap 13.4
Th: chap 8.8, App. A9
Lecture 8:
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Quantum structure and dynamics:
Quantum structure and dynamics:
pdf
For background, see Lecture Notes: "QS Lecture Notes"