Applied Physics 461b/861b

COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS

Assignment 9

due Friday, April 18, 1997

Reading

  1. Gould and Tobochnik Chapter 11.2-11.4, 11.7-11.8, 11B & 11C.
  2. Koonin and Meredith, Sections 8.0-8.1 and 8.3.
  3. Allen and Tildelsley, Sections 4.1-4.4. (pick up xeroxes outside Becton 309)

1. Errors in Monte Carlo estimates

Do Gould and Tobochnik Problem 11.6.

2. Metropolis Monte Carlo method

Do Gould and Tobochnik Problem 11.15.