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physics.ed-ph2007★ 12 cited
Teaching statistical physics by thinking about models and algorithms
Jan Tobochnik, Harvey Gould
We discuss several ways of illustrating fundamental concepts in statistical and thermal physics by considering various models and algorithms. We emphasize the importance of replaci…
physics.ed-ph2004★ 9 cited
Understanding the temperature and the chemical potential using computer simulations
Jan Tobochnik, Harvey Gould, Jonathan Machta
Several Monte Carlo algorithms and applications that are useful for understanding the concepts of temperature and chemical potential are discussed. We then introduce a generalizati…