This new and updated deals with all aspects of Monte Carlo simulation of complex physical systems encountered in condensed-matter physics and statistical mechanics as well as in related fields， for example polymer science， lattice gauge theory and protein folding.After briefly recalling essential background in statistical mechanics and probability theory， the authors give a succinct overview of simple sampling methods. The next several chapters develop the importance sampling method， both for lattice models and for systems in continuum space. The concepts behind the various simulation algorithms are explained in a comprehensive fashion， as are the techniques for efficient evaluation of system configurations generated by simulation （histogram extrapolation， multicanonicai sampling， Wang-Landau sampling， thermodynamic integration and so forth）. The fact that simulations deal with small systems is emphasized. The text incorporates various finite size scaling concepts to show how a careful analysis of finite size effects can be a useful tool for the analysis of simulation results. Other chapters also provide introductions to quantum Monte Carlo methods， aspects of simulations of growth phenomena and other systems far from equilibrium， and the Monte Carlo Renormalization Group approach to critical phenomena. A brief overview of other methods of computer simulation is given， as is an outlook for the use of Monte Carlo simulations in disciplines outside of physics. Many applications， examples and exercises are provided throughout the book. Furthermore， many new references have been added to highlight both the recent technical advances and the key applications that they now make possible. This is an excellent guide for graduate students who have to deal with computer simulations in their research， as well as postdoctoral researchers， in both physics and physical chemistry. It can be used as a textbook for graduate courses on computer simulations in physics and related disciplines.

This book goes back a long way. There is a tradition of research and teaching in inelasticity at Stanford that goes back at least to Wilhelm Flugge and Erastus Lee.I joined the faculty in 1980， and shortly thereafter the Chairman of the Applied Mechanics Division， George Herrmann， asked me to present a course in plasticity.I decided to develop a new two-quarter sequence entitled Theoretical and Computational Plasticity which combined the basic theory I had learned as a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley from David Bogy， James Kelly，Jacob Lubliner， and Paul Naghdi with new computational techniques from the finite-element literature and my personal research. I taught the course a couple of times and developed a set of notes that 1 passed on to Juan Simo when he joined the faculty in 1985.1 was Chairman at that time and I asked Juan to furthdr develop the course into a full year covering inelasticity from a more comprehensive per-spectiye.

Recent years have brought a revival of work on string theory， which has been a source of fascination since its origins nearly twenty years ago.There seems to be a widely perceived need for a systematic， pedagogical exposition of the present state of knowledge about string theory. We hope that this book will help to meet this need. To give a comprehensive account of such a vast topic as string theory would scarcely be possible，even in two volumes with the length to which these have grown. Indeed，we have had to omit many important subjects， while treating others only sketchily. String field theory is omitted entirely （though the subject of chapter 11 is closely related to light-cone string field theory）. Conformal field theory is not developed systematically， though much of the background material needed to understand recent papers on this subject is presented in chapter 3 and elsewhere.

Recent years have brought a revival of work on string theory， which has been a source of fascination since its origins nearly twenty years ago.There seems to be a widely perceived need for a systematic， pedagogical exposition of the present state of knowledge about string theory. We hope that this book will help to meet this need. To give a comprehensive account of such a vast topic as string theory would scarcely be possible，even in two volumes with the length to which these have grown. Indeed，we have had to omit many important subjects， while treating others only sketchily. String field theory is omitted entirely （though the subject of chapter 11 is closely related to light-cone string field theory）. Conformal field theory is not developed systematically， though much of the background material needed to understand recent papers on this subject is presented in chapter 3 and elsewhere.

本书根据普通物理与理论物理的内在联系和各自特点，将原子物理和量子力学两部分内容放在一个统一的框架下统筹安排，从理论与实际的结合上讲清科学规律的发现、归纳与应用的整个过程，加强整体性和系统性，避免不必要的重复。本书分上、下两册。下册内容包括外场中的原子、多体问题、分子结构和能谱、散射、量子态的非定域性与纠缠特性。　本书可作为普通高等院校物理或应用物理专业本科生学习原子物理学的教材，也可供相关专业的师生参考使用。

这本书的目的是想尝试着满足读者的这种需要，搭一座桥，使得有初步量子场论知识的人可以在较短的时间内通过这座桥较系统地了解现代量子规范理论的要点和技巧，从而可以较快地走向微观世界研究的前沿。为了使读者容易理解和掌握书中的内容，举例和数学推导在篇幅许可的范围内，都是力求详尽完整的。

本书是作者在其为北京大学物理系理论物理专业研究生讲授量子非阿贝尔规范场论的讲稿的基础上加以整理写成的，全书比较系统地阐述了当代物理学基本理论的这一最新成就。全书共分6章，内容包括：海森伯图像中的格林函数、泛函积分量子化、经典非阿贝尔规范场、非阿贝尔规范场的量子化、非阿贝尔规范场的重正化理论、重正化群方程和顶角函数的大动量渐近性为等。本书可作为物理系研究生的教学用书，也可供高等教师和有关科研人员参考。

本“教师参考书”是普通高等教育"十一五"国家级规划教材《工科物理教程》（第3版）系列教材之一。全书共分四部分：1.《大学物理》教学引论；2.《工科物理教程》的编写思想和教学建议；3.《工科物理教程》（第3版）练习题选解;4.《工科物理大作业》参考解答。在第1、第2部分，作者对物理教学、教学管理提出了一些个人的见解与观点。第3、第4部分的习题作业解答中，不仅突出解题思路和方法，还指明了每道题的知识点。本书主要供使用《工科物理教程》或其他版本大学物理教材的师生参考。也可供教学管理干部和从事高等教育研究、心理学、社会学研究的学者以及各类成人高校、继续教育学院、网络学院、自学考试辅导班的师生参考。

统计力学是物理学的重要组成部分，研究物质的宏观性质与其微观结构的关系。本书从玻耳兹曼分布、系综理论、量子统计、相变、临界现象、涨落、非平衡态统计七个方面介绍了统计力学的基础知识。本书可供暖通、机械、化工、气象、计算机、社会学和建筑物理等专业人员使用。

本书在1987年初版基础上作了全面修订和扩充，较系统地叙述了狭义相对论的基本内容．全书共分6章，分别讨论狭义相对论的产生背景，狭义相对论的基本原理和时空观，四维闵可夫斯基时空几何及其四维张量，电动力学的相对论形式，相对论质点运动学、质点动力学和连续介质力学以及相对论的拉格朗日和哈密顿表述，并附有颇具争议的“时间机器”简介和狭义相对论发展简史。　本书可作为高等学校理工科本科生、研究生以及有关科技工作者和教师的参考用书。