Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics XVIII: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Workshop, Athens, GA, USA, March 7-11, 2005 (Springer Proceedings in Physics) (v. 18)

This status report features the most recent developments in the field, spanning a wide range of topical areas in the computer simulation of condensed matter/materials physics. Both established and new topics are included, ranging from the statistical mechanics of classical magnetic spin models to electronic structure calculations, quantum simulations, and simulations of soft condensed matter.