Preface

Prolegomena Computer simulations play a major role in science nowadays. Together with Theory and Experiments it allows a better comprehension of natural phenomena by giving information otherwise unreachable. Indeed, computer simulations are applied in almost every branch of science, from physics, chemistry and biology to the study of complex multidisciplinary problems, such as in material science. Today’s Brazilian community has many researchers who use computer simulations in the development of their projects. In this context, the Brazilian Meeting on Simulational Physics (BMSP) has been held since 1997, gathering researchers from Brazil and abroad, working in the most diverse branches of physics. The first version of the BMSP took place in Belo Horizonte in 1997, two years later the second BMSP was also held in Belo Horizonte. The third, fourth and fifth editions of the event were held in Ouro Preto in 2003, 2005 and 2007. In 2011, the sixth edition of the BMSP took place in Cuiabá, followed by the seventh in João Pessoa in 2013 and the eighth in Florianópolis in 2015. The ninth edition celebrated the 20th anniversary of the event in 2017 at the ICTP in Natal. This tenth edition event returned to Minas Gerais. The opening was in Belo Horizonte and the remaining days of the meeting occurred in Ouro Preto. Its growth in importance, not only for the Brazilian but also for the international communities, made the present event a Satellite Meeting of the 27th International Conference on Statistical Physics, StatPhys 27, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Beside the opportunity for the community working in this area in Brazil to directly interact with scientists of similar interests, we are particularly proud and happy with this XBMSP due to the massive attendance of graduated and undergraduate students. The topics covered in this meeting were quite varied, addressing the latest simulation techniques used by the most prominent groups in the world. Some covered topics were: Monte Carlo – Molecular Dynamics and Spin Dynamics – Structural and Magnetic Phase transitions – Surface – Nanostructures – Strongly Correlated Systems - Quantum Monte Carlo – Interfaces – Granular Flow - Membranes and Protein Folding – Genomics – Quantum Computing – Free Energy Determination - Biophysics, among others The conference photograph and logo are available in this pdf.