The Monte Carlo method, largely the brainchild of Stanislaw Ulam and first implemented by John von Neumann, depends upon the use of digital computers and is therefore very much a product of post-WW2 technological developments; even though one could argue that the Buffon’s Needle estimate was an ancestor of the technique. The probabilistic nature of the method makes it a good choice for modeling those physical phenomena which involve similarly random motions at the atomic scale; a particularly good example being that of mass diffusion. The present volume comprises a compilation of selected Monte Carlo studies of diffusion in borides, carbides, diamond, graphene, graphite, hydrides, ice, metals, oxides, semiconductors, sulfides, zeolites and other materials. General aspects of diffusion are also covered. The 516 entries cover the period from 1966 to 2014.

Defects and Diffusion in Halides and Ice - A 7-Year Retrospective

Edited by: Dr. David J. Fisher

Online since: September 2004

Description: This seven-year retrospective covers the significant results, reported in these fields during that time, and includes abstracts of papers which appeared after the publication of Defect and Diffusion Forum, Volumes 150-151 and Volumes 181-182, (which were last to cover these topics systematically) and the end of August 2004 (allowing for vagaries of journal availability).