The Monte Carlo Method

@article{citeulike:1886002, abstract = {We shall present here the motivation and a general description of a method dealing with a class of problems in mathematical physics. The method is, essentially, a statistical approach to the study of differential equations, or more generally, of integro-differential equations that occur in various branches of the natural sciences.}, author = {Metropolis, Nicholas and Ulam, S.}, citeulike-article-id = {1886002}, doi = {10.2307/2280232}, journal = {Journal of the American Statistical Association}, number = {247}, pages = {335--341}, posted-at = {2007-11-08 20:07:21}, priority = {2}, title = {The Monte Carlo Method}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2280232}, volume = {44}, year = {1949} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1886002 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1886002 N2 - We shall present here the motivation and a general description of a method dealing with a class of problems in mathematical physics. The method is, essentially, a statistical approach to the study of differential equations, or more generally, of integro-differential equations that occur in various branches of the natural sciences. IS - 247 JF - Journal of the American Statistical Association EP - 341 TI - The Monte Carlo Method VL - 44 SP - 335 AU - Metropolis, Nicholas AU - Ulam, S PY - 1949/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2280232 ER -