- "Computational physics is the study and implementation of numerical analysis to solve problems in physics."
A subfield that applies computational techniques to solve physical problems and model physical systems.
Programming languages: Knowledge of programming languages such as Python, C++, and Fortran is essential for developing and implementing computational physics models.
Numerical analysis: Numerical methods such as finite element methods and Monte Carlo simulations are used in solving partial differential equations, which arise frequently in computational physics.
Linear algebra: Linear algebra is used extensively in computational physics, particularly in numerical methods for solving differential equations.
Statistical mechanics: Statistical mechanics provides a theoretical framework for understanding the behavior of many-particle systems and is essential for understanding the thermodynamic properties of materials.
Quantum mechanics: Quantum mechanics is the foundation of modern physics and is used in computational physics to study the behavior of subatomic particles and materials.
Classical mechanics: Classical mechanics provides a framework for understanding the motion of macroscopic objects and is used in computational physics to study the behavior of fluids and other complex systems.
Electromagnetism: Electromagnetism is essential for understanding the interactions of charged particles and is used in computational physics to study the behavior of materials in electric and magnetic fields.
Fluid dynamics: Fluid dynamics is the study of the motion of fluids and is used in computational physics to model the behavior of liquids and gases.
Solid-state physics: Solid-state physics is the study of the properties of materials in their solid state and is essential for understanding the conductive and magnetic properties of materials.
- "Historically, computational physics was the first application of modern computers in science..."
- "...and is now a subset of computational science."
- "It is sometimes regarded as a subdiscipline (or offshoot) of theoretical physics..."
- "...but others consider it an intermediate branch between theoretical and experimental physics — an area of study which supplements both theory and experiment."
- "...the study and implementation of numerical analysis to solve problems in physics."
- "The study and implementation of numerical analysis to solve problems in physics."
- "Historically, computational physics was the first application of modern computers in science..."
- "...is now a subset of computational science."
- "...sometimes regarded as a subdiscipline (or offshoot) of theoretical physics..."
- "...an area of study which supplements both theory and experiment."
- "The study and implementation of numerical analysis to solve problems in physics."
- "The study and implementation of numerical analysis to solve problems in physics."
- "The first application of modern computers in science..."
- "...subset of computational science."
- "...an intermediate branch between theoretical and experimental physics..."
- "...a subdiscipline (or offshoot) of theoretical physics..."
- "...an intermediate branch between theoretical and experimental physics..."
- "The first application of modern computers in science..."
- "The first application of modern computers in science..."