Download or read book Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods 2008 written by Pierre L' Ecuyer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-01-14 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents the refereed proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Monte Carlo (MC)and Quasi-Monte Carlo (QMC) Methods in Scientific Computing, held in Montreal (Canada) in July 2008. It covers the latest theoretical developments as well as important applications of these methods in different areas. It contains two tutorials, eight invited articles, and 32 carefully selected articles based on the 135 contributed presentations made at the conference. This conference is a major event in Monte Carlo methods and is the premiere event for quasi-Monte Carlo and its combination with Monte Carlo. This series of proceedings volumes is the primary outlet for quasi-Monte Carlo research.