Monte Carlo Principles and Neutron Transport Problems
Will be published approx. on 25. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
244 pages
978-0-486-46293-6 (ISBN)
Description
This introductory treatment focuses on methods of superposition and reciprocity, illustrating applications that include computation of thermal neutron fluxes and the superposition principle in resonance escape computations. 1969 edition.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
268 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-486-46293-6 (9780486462936)
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Person
Jerome Spanier is a scientist at the Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic, University of California at Irvine, and co-author of Dover's The Fractional Calculus.
Content
Preface to the Dover Edition
Introduction
1. Fundamentals of Monte Carlo Methods
2. Discrete and Continuous Random Walk Processes
3. Standard Variance Reduction Techniques
4. Use of Superposition and Reciprocity In One-Energy Problems
5. Computation of Thermal Neutron Fluxes
6. The Superposition Principle in Resonance Escape Computations
Errata
Author Index
Subject Index