1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910818152303321

Autore

Nourdin Ivan

Titolo

Normal approximations with Malliavin calculus : from Stein's method to universality / / Ivan Nourdin, Giovanni Peccati [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-107-23077-2

1-280-87800-2

1-139-37878-3

9786613719317

1-139-37592-X

1-139-08465-8

1-139-38021-4

1-139-37193-2

1-139-37735-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 239 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge tracts in mathematics ; ; 192

Classificazione

MAT029000

Disciplina

519.2/3

Soggetti

Approximation theory

Malliavin calculus

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Malliavin operators in the one-dimensional case -- Malliavin operators and isonormal Gaussian processes -- Stein's method for one-dimensional normal approximations -- Multidimensional Stein's method -- Stein meets Malliavin : univariate normal approximations -- Multivariate normal approximations -- Exploring the Breuer-Major theorem -- Computation of cumulants -- Exact asymptotics and optimal rates -- Density estimates -- Homogeneous sums and universality -- Gaussian elements, cumulants and Edgeworth expansions -- Hilbert space notation -- Distances between probability measures -- Fractional Brownian motion -- Some results from functional analysis.

Sommario/riassunto

Stein's method is a collection of probabilistic techniques that allow one to assess the distance between two probability distributions by means



of differential operators. In 2007, the authors discovered that one can combine Stein's method with the powerful Malliavin calculus of variations, in order to deduce quantitative central limit theorems involving functionals of general Gaussian fields. This book provides an ideal introduction both to Stein's method and Malliavin calculus, from the standpoint of normal approximations on a Gaussian space. Many recent developments and applications are studied in detail, for instance: fourth moment theorems on the Wiener chaos, density estimates, Breuer-Major theorems for fractional processes, recursive cumulant computations, optimal rates and universality results for homogeneous sums. Largely self-contained, the book is perfect for self-study. It will appeal to researchers and graduate students in probability and statistics, especially those who wish to understand the connections between Stein's method and Malliavin calculus.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968490303321

Autore

Carlson Robert H. <1970->

Titolo

Biology is technology : the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life / / Robert H. Carlson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2010

ISBN

9780674053625

0674053621

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Classificazione

WF 9710

Disciplina

660.6

Soggetti

Biotechnology

Biology - Philosophy

Bioethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-266) and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is biology? -- Building with biological parts -- Learning to fly (or yeast, geese, and 747s) -- The second coming of synthetic biology -- A future history of biological engineering -- The pace of change in biological technologies -- The international genetically engineered machines competition -- Reprogramming cells and building genomes



-- The promise and peril of biological technologies -- The sources of innovation and the effects of existing and proposed regulations -- Laying the foundations for a bioeconomy -- Of straightjackets and springboards for innovation -- Open-source biology, or open biology? -- What makes a revolution?

Sommario/riassunto

In Biology Is Technology, author Robert Carlson offers a uniquely informed perspective on the endeavors that contribute to current progress in the science of biological systems and the technology used to manipulate them.