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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765492803321

Autore

Horton Emma

Titolo

Stochastic Neutron Transport : And Non-Local Branching Markov Processes / / by Emma Horton, Andreas E. Kyprianou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-39546-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 pages)

Collana

Probability and Its Applications, , 2297-0398

Altri autori (Persone)

KyprianouAndreas E

Disciplina

539.721301519233

Soggetti

Probabilities

Stochastic processes

Markov processes

Applied Probability

Probability Theory

Stochastic Processes

Markov Process

Probabilitats

Processos estocàstics

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part I Neutron Transport Theory -- Classical Neutron Transport Theory -- Some background Markov process theory -- Stochastic Representation of the Neutron Transport Equation -- Many-to-one, Perron-Frobenius and criticality -- Pal-Bell equation and moment growth -- Martingales and path decompositions -- Discrete evolution -- Part II General branching Markov processes -- A general family of branching Markov processes -- Moments -- Survival at criticality -- Spines and skeletons -- Martingale convergence and laws of large numbers.

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph highlights the connection between the theory of neutron transport and the theory of non-local branching processes. By detailing this frequently overlooked relationship, the authors provide



readers an entry point into several active areas, particularly applications related to general radiation transport. Cutting-edge research published in recent years is collected here for convenient reference. Organized into two parts, the first offers a modern perspective on the relationship between the neutron branching process (NBP) and the neutron transport equation (NTE), as well as some of the core results concerning the growth and spread of mass of the NBP. The second part generalizes some of the theory put forward in the first, offering proofs in a broader context in order to show why NBPs are as malleable as they appear to be. Stochastic Neutron Transport will be a valuable resource for probabilists, and may also be of interest to numerical analysts and engineers in the field of nuclear research.