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Record Nr.

UNINA9910741175203321

Autore

Chorin Alexandre J

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

1-4614-6980-5

Edizione

[3rd ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Texts in Applied Mathematics, , 0939-2475 ; ; 58

Disciplina

519.2

Soggetti

Probabilities

Statistical physics

Dynamical systems

Continuum physics

Applied mathematics

Engineering mathematics

Fluid mechanics

Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes

Complex Systems

Classical and Continuum Physics

Applications of Mathematics

Engineering Fluid Dynamics

Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary -- Probability -- Brownian Motion -- Stationary Stochastic Processes -- Statistical Mechanics -- Index -- Time-Dependent Statistical Mechanics.

Sommario/riassunto

"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  .