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The present survey consists of two parts. The first part outlines the objectives and methods in Computer studies of phase transitions and critical phenomena. The fundamental problems inherent in a theoretical description of cooperatively behaving many-body systems will be formulated, and it will be described how Computer studies can be useful in solving these problems. General principles will be emphasized more than technical details.
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Mouritsen, O.G. (1984). Introduction. In: Computer Studies of Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena. Springer Series in Computational Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69709-8_1
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