Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2007. 295 pp.
The book comprises the proceedings of the final symposium of the Collaborative Research Center (SFB 370) of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft on "Integral Materials Modeling" which took place in Aachen, Germany, on December 1Ц2, 2005. It is composed of the final reports of the projects and complementary manuscripts of renowned scientists in the field of materials modeling, covering a broad range of current simulation activities.
It presents the background of Computational Materials Science and introduces the scientific concept of "integral materials modeling" whose ultimate objective is modeling of the structure development and properties of modern advanced materials and materials processing technologies.