Computational Physics: An Introduction

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New Age International, 2007 - Mathematical physics - 377 pages
Personal Computers Have Become An Essential Part Of The Physics Curricula And Is Becoming An Increasingly Important Tool In The Training Of Students. The Present Book Is An Effort To Provide A Quality And Classroom Tested Resource Material.Salient Features * Topics Have Been Carefully Selected To Give A Flavour Of Computational Techniques In The Context Of A Wide Range Of Physics Problems. * Style Of Presentation Emphasis The Pedagogic Approach, Assuming No Previous Knowledge Of Either Programming In High-Level Language Or Numerical Techniques. * Profusely Illustrated With Diagrams, Graphic Outputs, Programming Hints, Algorithms And Source Codes. * Ideally Suited For Self-Study With A Pc On Desktop. * Accompanied With A Cd Rom With Source Codes Of Selected Problems Saving The User From Typing In The Source Code. * Can Be Adopted As A Two-Semester Course In Universities Running Courses Such As Computer Applications In Physics, Numerical Methods In Physics Or As An Additional Optional Paper In Nodal Centres Of Computer Applications Provided By Ugc In Different Universities. * Meets The Requirements Of Students Of Physics At Undergraduate And Post-Graduate Level In Particular And Physical Sciences, Engineering And Mathematics Students In General.This Book Is An Outcome Of A Book Project Granted By University Grants Commission New Delhi (India).
 

Contents

Falling Objects
1
PROG 8
8
PROG 1
11
Value of л by MonteCarlo Method
14
4
20
2
21
Projectiles and Satellites
36
1
51
1
237
Stationary States and Time Independent
243
1
246
3
257
Random Numbers in Computer Simulation
267
1
269
2
275
1
278

1
57
Oscillatory Motion
60
Waves and Wave Phenomena
85
3
86
2
93
3
99
5
104
4
107
1
115
2
122
3
129
3
136
Electric and Magnetic Fields
141
1
153
Motion of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields
156
1
159
4
167
Kirchoffs Laws and Nonlinearity
183
LCRCircuits
209
6
283
Nuclear Radioactivity
290
1
294
Random Walk
299
1
300
IntegroDifference Techniques vs MonteCarlo Method
308
1
311
1
313
3
318
1
322
Chaos
326
1
332
2
338
4
345
Lorenz System
362
Lorenz System Poormans Poincare Section
363
Dealing with a Program File
366
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