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The etymology of “Umbrella Sampling” [migrated]
I am just wondering where the term Umbrella Sampling came from. Is there another meaning of literal "umbrella" in physics or mathematics?
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Industry application of computational quantum mechanics?
I was wondering if anybody knew of an industry application of computational quantum mechanics. For example, the efficient placement of circuit elements on a PCB is in part motivated by classical FDTD ...
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Physics problems requiring numerical solutions to polynomial systems? [closed]
This is a very general/open-ended question.
I wonder if numerical solutions to large scale system of polynomial equations (in many variables) are used in physics at all. I am looking for some good ...
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Computational Science involve programming? [closed]
I read what is computational science in Wikipedia but the explanation and understanding are not very clear.
So, I could you please give a simple example computational science project and what all ...
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What do theoretical physicists need from computer scientists?
I recently co-authored a paper (not online yet unfortunately) with some chemists that essentially provided answers to the question, "What do chemists need from computer scientists?" This included the ...
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How useful is programming in physics?
I have been wondering recently how useful programming is to a physicist. It seems fairly useful (simulations are a lot cheaper than the actual thing in many cases) in some areas (say space programs), ...
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What programming languages would be helpful for a physicist to know? [closed]
From the vantage point of a physicist and the kind of problems he would like a computer program to solve, what are the essential programming languages that a physicist should know.
I know C++ and I ...
