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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2021

David Landau  and
Kurt Binder
David Landau
Affiliation:
University of Georgia
Kurt Binder
Affiliation:
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany
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In this chapter we shall review some of the basic features of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics which will be used later in this book when devising simulation methods and interpreting results. Many good books on this subject exist and we shall not attempt to present a complete treatment. This chapter is hence not intended to replace any textbook for this important field of physics but rather to ‘refresh’ the reader’s knowledge and to draw attention to notions in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics which will henceforth be assumed to be known throughout this book.

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A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics , pp. 9 - 53
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  • David Landau, University of Georgia, Kurt Binder, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany
  • Book: A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics
  • Online publication: 24 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108780346.003
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  • Book: A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics
  • Online publication: 24 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108780346.003
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  • David Landau, University of Georgia, Kurt Binder, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany
  • Book: A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics
  • Online publication: 24 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108780346.003
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