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    "name": "Computational Physics: Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics & Condensed Matter",
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    "category": "physics",
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    "license": "MIT",
    "created": "2024-01-15",
    "updated": "2024-01-15"
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      "physics graduate students",
      "computational physics researchers",
      "condensed matter physicists",
      "quantum mechanics instructors",
      "theoretical physics students",
      "materials science researchers",
      "statistical mechanics educators",
      "scientific computing practitioners"
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        "Quantum tunneling demonstrations",
        "Wavefunction evolution visualization",
        "Energy eigenvalue calculations"
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        "Magnetic phase transition analysis",
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        "Partition function exact solutions",
        "Thermodynamic property extraction",
        "Critical exponent determination"
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        "Electronic band structure calculations",
        "Tight-binding model implementation",
        "Fermi surface topology analysis",
        "Density of states calculations",
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        "Hubbard model mean-field solution",
        "Transport property calculations"
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      "Quantum mechanics fundamentals",
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      "Critical phenomena"
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      "Calculate electronic band structures",
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      "Extract thermodynamic properties",
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      "Linear algebra fundamentals",
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    "Quantum device simulation",
    "Materials science modeling",
    "Magnetic system analysis",
    "Electronic transport studies",
    "Phase diagram construction",
    "Critical behavior investigation",
    "Correlation effect studies",
    "Computational materials design"
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    "title": "Computational Physics LaTeX Template: Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, and Condensed Matter Simulations",
    "authors": ["CoCalc Scientific Templates"],
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    "materials-science-dft",
    "statistical-physics-advanced",
    "mathematical-physics-methods",
    "scientific-computing-numerical"
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      "band_structure": "~8 seconds",
      "fermi_surface": "~12 seconds"
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      "CoCalc (recommended)",
      "Overleaf Pro (with custom packages)",
      "Google Colab + LaTeX",
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    "compilation_testing": "Automated CI across platforms",
    "peer_review": "Reviewed by computational physics experts"
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