Simulating the physical world: hierarchical modeling from quantum mechanics to fluid dynamics
Choice Reviews Online · 2008
Preface Symbols, units and constants 1. Introduction 2. Quantum mechanics: principles 3. From quantum to classical 4. Quantum chemistry 5. Mixed quantum/classical dynamics 6. Quantum Corrections 7. Molecular dynamics 8. Free energy, entropy and potential of mean force 9. Sampling phase space 10. Stochastic dynamics 11. Coarse-Graining 12. Dissipative particle dynamics Topic 1. Fourier transforms Topic 2. Electromagnetism Topic 3. Vectors, operators and vector spaces Topic 4. Mechanics Topic 5. Review of thermodynamics Topic 6. Review of statistical mechanics Topic 7. Linear response theory Topic 8. Splines References Index.