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Modeling Particles in Atomic Bombs

February 04, 2016

In a fun historical journey, Katie and Ben explore the history of the Manhattan Project, discuss the difficulties in modeling particle movement in atomic bombs with only punch-card computers and ingenuity, and eventually come to present-day uses of the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm... mentioning Solitaire along the way.

Links:

  • Eckhardt: Stan Ulam, John von Neumann, and the Monte Carlo Method
  • Metropolis: The Beginning of the Monte Carlo Method
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