Interatomic forces in condensed matter
By: Mike Finnis.
Series: Oxford series on materials modelling ;; 1
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Condensed matter -- Computer simulation; Atomic structure -- Computer simulation; Density functionals
Description: There is a continuing growth of interest in the computer simulation of materials at the atomic scale, using a variety of academic and commercial computer programs. Such programs work with very diverse models of the inter-atomic forces. This book explains how such models are constructed and their scientific basis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-281) and index.