Computer Simulations of Molecules and Condensed Matter
Computer Simulations of Molecules and Condensed Matter: From Electronic Structures To Molecular Dynamics
World Scientific | English | 2018 | ISBN-10: 9813230444 | 288 pages | PDF | 8.93 MB
World Scientific | English | 2018 | ISBN-10: 9813230444 | 288 pages | PDF | 8.93 MB
by Xin-zheng Li (Author), En-Ge Wang (Author)
This book provides a relatively complete introduction to the methods used in computational condensed matter. A wide range of electronic structure theories are introduced, including traditional quantum chemistry methods, density functional theory, many-body perturbation theory, and more. Molecular dynamics simulations are also discussed, with extensions to enhanced sampling and free-energy calculation techniques including umbrella sampling, meta-dynamics, integrated tempering sampling, etc. As a further extension beyond the standard Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics, some simulation techniques for the description of quantum nuclear effects are also covered, based on Feynman's path-integral representation of quantum mechanics. The book aims to help beginning graduate students to set up a framework of the concepts they should know before tackling the physical/chemical problems they will face in their research.
Readership: Researchers in computational condensed matter physics