Computer Simulation of Liquids

by M.P. Allen, Dominic J. Tildesley

This book provides a practical guide to molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulation techniques used in the modelling of simple and complex liquids. Computer simulation is an essential tool in studying the chemistry and physics of condensed matter, complementing and reinforcing both experiment and theory. Simulations provide detailed information about structure and dynamics, essential to understand the many fluid systems that play a key role in our daily lives:
polymers, gels, colloidal suspensions, liquid crystals, biological membranes, and glasses. The second edition of this pioneering book aims to explain how simulation programs work, how to use them, and how to interpret the results, with examples of the latest research in this rapidly evolving field.
Accompanying programs in Fortran and Python provide practical, hands-on, illustrations of the ideas in the text.

Genres: Physics, Science, Textbooks, Computer Science, Biology

640 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 11, 1988

Reviews

[Martina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Computer simulation of liquids is a classic when it comes to that particular subject. I can see why Allen and Tildesley's book is so popular - it lays down the foundations well. Even a person who hasn't dealt much with simulations will find it clear and understandable. That's because it starts ab initio, from the physical ideas and concepts behind the algorithms, and that, I believe, is something essential to a student of physics.

Really, I was stunned how nicely the book flows - from the set-up (first two chapters of the first part, "Introduction"), over the idea of potential and various interactions, periodic boundary conditions... Then the great part on the statistical mechanics (although I learned that part previously from Hansen's book, it's always good to revise :D), the nicely detailed pages on integration in MD... Granted, I haven't went through MC (because it's not my primary interest) or the more advanced stuff in the later chapters (like "Brownian dynamics" and "Quantum simulations"), but what I've read and learned from it helped me to reach my verdict regarding my rating. What can I say, it's a great book. I wasn't blown away by it as much as I was with some other books (*cough*Atkins*cough*), but upon further questioning my stance, I decided to give it 5 stars. It's a classic, it's excellent and you can get a lot out of it.

[Pranjal Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very helpful reference book for developing a molecular dynamics simulation package in my graduate work. The benefit of reading such a book is the years of experience that isn't communicated in venues such as online tutorials or even the short (semester long) University courses.

[Rob Phippen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. I had the pleasure of doing my Ph.D in the same department as the co-author, Dominic Tildesley, and read it when it was first published, which I’m sure was before the date shown for this book.

[Tia · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a powerful little algorithmic cookbook!

[Rangsiman Ketkaew · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well-written book for graduates or researchers who are interested in molecular dynamics simulation. It comes with a bunch of code examples that you can follow and try coding yourself.