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Monte Carlo estimations of e
American Journal of Physics -- February 1998 -- Volume 66, Issue 2, pp. 138-140
Issue Date: February 1998
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Communication, education, history, and philosophy Educational aids - 02.50.Ng
Mathematical methods in physics Probability theory, stochastic processes, and statistics Distribution theory and Monte Carlo studies - 05.40.+j
Statistical physics and thermodynamics Fluctuation phenomena, random processes, and Brownian motion - YEAR: 1998
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0002-9505 (print)
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Three physical processes and the corresponding Monte Carlo algorithms are outlined, in which the number e, the base of the natural logarithm, can be obtained. The value of e is estimated in each case, and the three algorithms are compared. ©1998 American Association of Physics Teachers.
| History: | Received 4 April 1997; accepted 2 July 1997 |
| Permalink: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.18831 |
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