An Introduction to Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of Surface Reactions (Lecture Notes in Physics) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for An Introduction to Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of Surface Reactions The first graduate-level text on applying kinetic MC simulations to surface reactions, this volume is teeming with examples. Assessing future developments, it is ideal both for self-study in this expanding field and as extra reading on surface science courses.
Full description- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Published: 07 June 2012
- Format: Paperback 274 pages
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- Categories: Condensed Matter Physics (liquid State & Solid State Physics) | Mathematical Physics | Physical Chemistry | Quantum & Theoretical Chemistry | Materials Science
- ISBN 13: 9783642294877 ISBN 10: 3642294871
- Sales rank: 503,000
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Full description for An Introduction to Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of Surface Reactions
Kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations still represent a quite new area of research, with a rapidly growing number of publications. Broadly speaking, kMC can be applied to any system describable as a set of minima of a potential-energy surface, the evolution of which will then be regarded as hops from one minimum to a neighboring one. The hops in kMC are modeled as stochastic processes and the algorithms use random numbers to determine at which times the hops occur and to which neighboring minimum they go. Sometimes this approach is also called dynamic MC or Stochastic Simulation Algorithm, in particular when it is applied to solving macroscopic rate equations. This book has two objectives. First, it is a primer on the kMC method (predominantly using the lattice-gas model) and thus much of the book will also be useful for applications other than to surface reactions. Second, it is intended to teach the reader what can be learned from kMC simulations of surface reaction kinetics. With these goals in mind, the present text is conceived as a self-contained introduction for students and non-specialist researchers alike who are interested in entering the field and learning about the topic from scratch.
