Computer Simulation Studies In Condensed Matter Physics: Recent Developments Proceeding Of The Workshop, Athens, Ga, Usa, February 15-26, 1988 (springer Proceedings In Physics)

Computer simulation studies in condensed matter physics form a rapidly developing field making sigificant contributions to important physical problems. The papers in this volume present new physical results and report new simulation techniques and new ways of interpreting simulational data, which cover simulation of both classical and quantum systems. Topics treated include - Multigrid and nonlocal updating methods in Monte Carlo simulations - Simulations of magnetic excitations and phase transitions - Simulations of aggregate formation - Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo studies of polymers, polymer mixtures, and fluid flow - Quantum path integral and molecular dynamics studies of clusters and adsorbed layers on surfaces - New methods for simulating interacting boson and fermion systems - Simulational studies of electronic structure. Front Matter....Pages I-IX Introduction....Pages 1-4 Front Matter....Pages 5-5 New Numerical Algorithms for Critical Phenomena (Multi-Grid Methods and All That)....Pages 6-18 Multigrid Monte Carlo Methods....Pages 19-30 Monte Carlo Simulations Using the Gaussian Ensemble....Pages 31-39 Classical Spin Dynamics in the Two-Dimensional Anisotropic Heisenberg Model....Pages 40-48 Simulation Study of Light Scattering from Soot Agglomerates....Pages 49-54 Simulation of Non-equilibrium Growth and Aggregation Processes....Pages 55-64 Growth by Gradients: Fractal Growth and Pattern Formation in a Laplacian Field....Pages 65-75 Dynamics of Dense Polymers: A Molecular Dynamics Approach....Pages 76-83 Monte Carlo Simulations of Polymer Systems....Pages 84-97 Molecular Dynamics: A New Approach to Hydrodynamics?....Pages 98-107 Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Material Science and Condensed Matter Physics....Pages 108-123 Simulations of Oxygen Monolayer and Bilayer Systems....Pages 124-132 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 Classical and Quantum Simulations of Quasi Two-Dimensional Condensed Phases: Krypton and Helium on Graphite....Pages 134-143 Path-Integral and Real-Time Dynamics Simulations of Quantum Systems....Pages 144-156 Superfluidity of a Two-Dimensional Bose-Coulomb Gas....Pages 157-165 Quantum Monte Carlo Studies of the Holstein Model....Pages 166-171 Structure of the Wave Function of Crystalline 4 He....Pages 172-178 Electronic Structure Calculation by Nonlinear Optimization: Application to Metals....Pages 179-181 A Method for Determining Many Body Wavefunctions....Pages 185-194 Front Matter....Pages 195-195 Computer Graphics for Scientists and Engineers....Pages 196-206 Front Matter....Pages 207-207 Monte Carlo Calculation of Transfer Matrix Eigenvalues....Pages 208-213 Finite Size Effects at First-Order Phase Transitions Revisited....Pages 214-216 Correlation Time Measurements for the d =2 Ising Model....Pages 217-221 Monte Carlo Study of the Critical Dynamics at the Surface of an Ising Model....Pages 222-224 A New Model of Interactive Percolation....Pages 225-228 MD Simulation of 2D Rb Liquid and Solid Phases in Graphite....Pages 229-232 Back Matter....Pages 233-235