A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Some necessary background 3. Simple sampling Monte Carlo methods 4. Importance sampling Monte Carlo methods 5. More on importance sampling Monte Carlo methods of lattice systems 6. Off-lattice models 7. Reweighting methods 8. Quantum Monte Carlo methods 9. Monte Carlo renormalization group methods 10. Non-equilibrium and irreversible processes 11. Lattice gauge models: a brief introduction 12. A brief review of other methods of computer simulation 13. Monte Carlo simulations at the periphery of physics and beyond 14. Monte Carlo studies of biological molecules 15. Outlook Appendix Index.

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