An introductory review of the Monte Carlo method for the statistical mechanics of condensed
matter systems is given. Basic principles (random number generation, simple sampling …

One-dimensional Co atomic wires grown on Pt (997) have been investigated by x-ray
magnetic circular dichroism. Strong changes of the magnetic properties are observed as the …

Fe nanostripes on W (110) are investigated by Kerr magnetometry and spin-polarized
scanning tunneling microscopy (SP-STM). An Arrhenius law is observed for the temperature …

By epitaxial growth of Fe on a vicinal W (110) substrate, densely spaced and continuous
monolayer stripes of Fe (110) were prepared, directed along [001]. They exhibit a sharp …

The critical behavior of a ferromagnetic monolayer has been investigated experimentally for
the case of the thermodynamically stable pseudomorphic monolayer Fe (110) on W (110) …

This book has been designed as an introductory text to surface magnetism for physics and
material science students. General topics discussed include the physical characteristics of …

Phase transitions of systems confined in long cylindrical pores (capillary condensation,
wetting, crystallization, etc.) are intrinsically not sharply defined but rounded. The finite size …

For many models of statistical thermodynamics and of lattice gauge theory computer
simulation methods have become a valuable tool for the study of critical phenomena, to …

When a fluid that undergoes a vapor to liquid transition in the bulk is confined to a long
cylindrical pore, the phase transition is shifted (mostly due to surface effects at the walls of …

The Ising square lattice with nearest-neighbor exchange J> 0 and a free surface at which a
boundary magnetic field H 1 acts has a second-order wetting transition. We study the …