This proceedings volume provides researchers as well as newcomers to the field with an overview of the most recent results in computer simulation studies in condensed-matter physics. Simulation of classical and quantum systems and Monte-Carlo techniques together with a description of special-purpose computers are particularly emphasized.

Inhalt
Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics: An Introduction.- I Classical Systems.- Application of Finite-Size Scaling to Phase Transitions and Localization-Delocalization Transitions.- Generically Singular Correlations in a Non-Equilibrium Steady-State System.- The Gauge Glass Transition.- Sandpile Models: Why We Study Them, What Have We Learned?.- II Quantum Systems.- Quantum Monte-Carlo Simulations for Disordered Bose Systems.- Dynamics of Two-Dimensional Quantum Spin Systems.- Pseudopotential Quantum Monte Carlo for Large-Z Atom Systems.- III New Environments for Scientific Computing.- On the Effectiveness of Cluster Environments for Scientific Computing.- IV Contributed Papers.- Layer-by-Layer Film Growth in the Absence of Surface Diffusion.- From 2 to 3 Dimensions Crossover in the XY Model.- Multimagnetical Simulations.- The 2d/3D Classical Heisenberg Ferromagnet.- Monte-Carlo Simulations in Adiabatic Ensembles.- Dynamics of Acoustic Phonon Decay: Experiment and Simulation.- Roll Pattern Evolution in Molecular Dynamics Studies of Convection.- Interface Growth with Quenched Randomness.- Mode-Coupling Theory and Simulations of a Running Sandpile Model.- Computer Simulations of Optical Dephasing of Paragmagnetic Ions.- Index of Contributors.