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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298580803321

Autore

Ohno Kaoru

Titolo

Computational Materials Science : From Ab Initio to Monte Carlo Methods / / by Kaoru Ohno, Keivan Esfarjani, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-662-56542-0

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 427 p.)

Disciplina

620.11011

Soggetti

Optical materials

Electronic materials

Physics

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

Nanotechnology

Solid state physics

Optical and Electronic Materials

Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation

Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

Solid State Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Ab-Initio Methods -- Tight-Binding Methods -- Empirical Methods and Coarse-Graining -- Monte Carlo Methods -- Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) Methods.

Sommario/riassunto

This textbook introduces modern techniques based on computer simulation to study materials science. It starts from first principles calculations enabling to calculate the physical and chemical properties by solving a many-body Schroedinger equation with Coulomb forces. For the exchange-correlation term, the local density approximation is usually applied. After the introduction of the first principles treatment, tight-binding and classical potential methods are briefly introduced to indicate how one can increase the number of atoms in the system. In the second half of the book, Monte Carlo simulation is discussed in detail. Problems and solutions are provided to facilitate understanding.



Readers will gain sufficient knowledge to begin theoretical studies in modern materials research. This second edition includes a lot of recent theoretical techniques in materials research. With the computers power now available, it is possible to use these numerical techniques to study various physical and chemical properties of complex materials from first principles. The new edition also covers empirical methods, such as tight-binding and molecular dynamics. .