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_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQC20.7.S8
_bJ33 2010
082 0 4 _a519.2302453
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100 1 _aJacobs, Kurt
_q(Kurt Aaron),
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aStochastic processes for physicists :
_bunderstanding noisy systems /
_cKurt Jacobs.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2010.
300 _a1 online resource (xiii, 188 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aA review of probability theory -- Differential equations -- Stochastic equations with Gaussian noise -- Further properties of stochastic processes -- Some applications of Gaussian noise -- Numerical methods for Gaussian noise -- Fokker-Planck equations and reaction-diffusion systems -- Jump processes -- Levy processes -- Modern probability theory -- Appendix A: Calculating Gaussian integrals.
520 _aStochastic processes are an essential part of numerous branches of physics, as well as in biology, chemistry, and finance. This textbook provides a solid understanding of stochastic processes and stochastic calculus in physics, without the need for measure theory. In avoiding measure theory, this textbook gives readers the tools necessary to use stochastic methods in research with a minimum of mathematical background. Coverage of the more exotic Levy processes is included, as is a concise account of numerical methods for simulating stochastic systems driven by Gaussian noise. The book concludes with a non-technical introduction to the concepts and jargon of measure-theoretic probability theory. With over 70 exercises, this textbook is an easily accessible introduction to stochastic processes and their applications, as well as methods for numerical simulation, for graduate students and researchers in physics.
650 0 _aStochastic processes.
650 0 _aLévy processes.
650 0 _aMathematical physics.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521765428
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511815980
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