%0 Book Section %1 Krauth1998Introduction %A Krauth, Werner %B Lecture Notes in Physics %D 1998 %E Kertész, János %E Kondor, Imre %I Springer Berlin Heidelberg %K lectures, montecarlo algorithms %P 1--35 %R 10.1007/BFb0105457 %T Introduction to Monte Carlo algorithms %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BFb0105457 %V 501 %X In these lectures, given in '96 summer schools in Beg-Rohu (France) and Budapest, I discuss the fundamental principles of thermodynamic and dynamic Monte Carlo methods in a simple light-weight fashion. The keywords are MARKOV CHAINS, SAMPLING, DETAILED BALANCE, A PRIORI PROBABILITIES, REJECTIONS, ERGODICITY, "FASTER THAN THE CLOCK ALGORITHMS". The emphasis is on ORIENTATION, which is difficult to obtain (all the mathematics being simple). A firm sense of orientation helps to avoid getting lost, especially if you want to leave safe trodden-out paths established by common usage. Even though I remain quite basic (and, I hope, readable), I make every effort to drive home the essential messages, which are easily explained: the crystal-clearness of detail balance, the main problem with Markov chains, the great algorithmic freedom, both in thermodynamic and dynamic Monte Carlo, and the fundamental differences between the two problems. %& 1 %@ 978-3-540-63942-8

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