THE MONTE CARLO METHOD IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Metropolis Algorithm

The Monte Carlo Method in the Physical Sciences: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Metropolis Algorithm

James E. Gubernatis, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA

Conference Location and Date: Los Alamos, New Mexico, 9-11 June 2003

Subseries: Mathematical and Statistical Physics

Published November 2003; ISBN 0-7354-0162-4, One Volume, Print; 427 pages; 6 3/8 X 9 1/4 inches; Hardcover; $150.00

Readership: Physicists and chemists who do computer simulation; science historians.

The conference reviewed the use of the Metropolis Algorithm and the Monte Carlo Method in the physical sciences, highlighted recent developments, and noted the spread of the Monte Carlo Method to other fields. It emphasized current algorithms and algorithmic issues, but also recorded valuable historical perspectives about the development of the Metropolis Algorithm.

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