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Stochastic Tools in Mathematics and Science [electronic resource] / by Alexandre J. Chorin, Ole H Hald.

By: Chorin, Alexandre J [author.].
Contributor(s): Hald, Ole H [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Texts in Applied Mathematics: 58Publisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013Edition: 3rd ed. 2013.Description: XI, 200 p. 13 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781461469803.Subject(s): Mathematics | Distribution (Probability theory) | Hydraulic engineering | Mathematics | Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes | Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity | Classical Continuum Physics | Applications of Mathematics | Engineering Fluid DynamicsDDC classification: 519.2 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Preliminary -- Probability -- Brownian Motion -- Stationary Stochastic Processes -- Statistical Mechanics -- Index -- Time-Dependent Statistical Mechanics.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: "Stochastic Tools in Mathematics and Science" covers basic stochastic tools used in physics, chemistry, engineering and the life sciences. The topics covered include conditional expectations, stochastic processes, Brownian motion and its relation to partial differential equations, Langevin equations, the Liouville and Fokker-Planck equations, as well as Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms, renormalization, basic statistical mechanics, and generalized Langevin equations and the Mori-Zwanzig formalism. The applications include sampling algorithms, data assimilation, prediction from partial data, spectral analysis, and turbulence.   The book is based on lecture notes from a class that has attracted graduate and advanced undergraduate students from mathematics and from many other science departments at the University of California, Berkeley. Each chapter is followed by exercises. The book will be useful for scientists and engineers working in a wide range of fields and applications.   For this new edition the material has been thoroughly reorganized and updated, and new sections on scaling, sampling, filtering and data assimilation, based on recent research, have been added. There are additional figures and exercises.   Review of earlier edition:   "This is an excellent concise textbook which can be used for self-study by graduate and advanced undergraduate students and as a recommended textbook for an introductory course on probabilistic tools in science." Mathematical Reviews, 2006  
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Preliminary -- Probability -- Brownian Motion -- Stationary Stochastic Processes -- Statistical Mechanics -- Index -- Time-Dependent Statistical Mechanics.

"Stochastic Tools in Mathematics and Science" covers basic stochastic tools used in physics, chemistry, engineering and the life sciences. The topics covered include conditional expectations, stochastic processes, Brownian motion and its relation to partial differential equations, Langevin equations, the Liouville and Fokker-Planck equations, as well as Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms, renormalization, basic statistical mechanics, and generalized Langevin equations and the Mori-Zwanzig formalism. The applications include sampling algorithms, data assimilation, prediction from partial data, spectral analysis, and turbulence.   The book is based on lecture notes from a class that has attracted graduate and advanced undergraduate students from mathematics and from many other science departments at the University of California, Berkeley. Each chapter is followed by exercises. The book will be useful for scientists and engineers working in a wide range of fields and applications.   For this new edition the material has been thoroughly reorganized and updated, and new sections on scaling, sampling, filtering and data assimilation, based on recent research, have been added. There are additional figures and exercises.   Review of earlier edition:   "This is an excellent concise textbook which can be used for self-study by graduate and advanced undergraduate students and as a recommended textbook for an introductory course on probabilistic tools in science." Mathematical Reviews, 2006  

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