Generalized-Ensemble Simulations in the Physical Sciences

A rapidly developing field, computer simulation methods continue to find broader application and scope in an ever widening range of fields including physics, chemistry, biology, physiology, and pharmacology. Unfortunately, Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics methods, the most widely used methods for modeling statistical mechanical systems, are notoriously difficult to handle on the computer when the system has many degrees of freedom such as in spin glass systems and biomolecular systems. This book offers in-depth coverage of the generalized ensemble algorithm and its application to solve the difficulties associated with simulation techniques for complex problems.

Un domeniu in curs de dezvoltare rapida, metodele de simulare pe computer continua sa gaseasca aplicatii si domenii de aplicare mai largi intr-o gama tot mai larga de domenii, inclusiv fizica, chimie, biologie, fiziologie si farmacologie. Din pacate, Monte Carlo si metodele de dinamica moleculara, cele mai utilizate metode pentru modelarea sistemelor mecanice statistice, sunt notoriu greu de manevrat pe computer atunci cand sistemul are multe grade de libertate, cum ar fi sistemele de sticla rotativa si sistemele biomoleculare.