This volume provides an overview of the state of the art in computational accelerator physics, based on papers presented at the seventh international conference at Michigan State University, October 2002. It covers topics such as particle tracking and ray tracing, transfer map methods, methods for solving time-dependent Maxwell equations and static magnetic problems, as well as space charge and beam-beam effects. The book also discusses modern computational environments, including parallel clusters, visualization, and new programming paradigms. It is ideal for scientists and engineers working in beam or accelerator physics, and related areas of applied math and computer science.
