Although computation and the science of physical systems would appear to be unrelated, there are a number of ways in which computational and physical concepts can be brought together in ways that illuminate both. This volume examines fundamental questions which connect scholars from both disciplines
Computational physics
โ Scribed by Steven E Koonin
- Publisher
- Benjamin/Cummings Pub. Co
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 429
- Category
- Library
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