Monte-Carlo Simulations
Intuitive
In Monte-Carlo simulations parameters are chosen randomly and then compared to a predefined goal.
Concrete
An introduction to Monte Carlo methods
by Jean-Charles Walter, Gerard Barkema
The Monte Carlo method in quantum field theory
by Colin Morningstar
Abstract
The motto in this section is:
the higher the level of abstraction, the better
.
Why is it interesting?
History
The Beginning of the Monte Carlo Method
by N. Metropolis