{"product_id":"thinking-probabilistically-stochastic-processes-disordered-systems-and-their-applications-hardback-9781108479523","title":"Thinking Probabilistically; Stochastic Processes, Disordered Systems, and Their Applications (Hardback) 9781108479523","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThinking Probabilistically\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStochastic Processes, Disordered Systems, and Their Applications\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn introductory text providing the reader with a thorough background to the rich world of applications of stochastic processes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAriel Amir (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108479523, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 December 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages\u003cbr\u003e25 x 17.5 x 1.7 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The book is a suitable springboard for self-study because it introduces a wide variety of topics and contains many references to current work. In the classroom, the book can function either as the basis for a course in special topics or as a source of material to spice up more traditional statistical-mechanics courses … the methods for studying random phenomena introduced in Thinking Probabilistically will help readers understand reasoning techniques that may not be terribly familiar to physicists. Moreover, following the author's arguments is a rewarding intellectual exercise in its own right.' Rob de Ruyter, Physics Today\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProbability theory has diverse applications in a plethora of fields, including physics, engineering, computer science, chemistry, biology and economics. This book will familiarize students with various applications of probability theory, stochastic modeling and random processes, using examples from all these disciplines and more. The reader learns via case studies and begins to recognize the sort of problems that are best tackled probabilistically. The emphasis is on conceptual understanding, the development of intuition and gaining insight, keeping technicalities to a minimum. Nevertheless, a glimpse into the depth of the topics is provided, preparing students for more specialized texts while assuming only an undergraduate-level background in mathematics. The wide range of areas covered - never before discussed together in a unified fashion – includes Markov processes and random walks, Langevin and Fokker–Planck equations, noise, generalized central limit theorem and extreme values statistics, random matrix theory and percolation theory.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Random walks\u003cbr\u003e 3. Langevin and Focker–Planck equations and their applications\u003cbr\u003e 4. Escape over a barrier\u003cbr\u003e 5. Noise\u003cbr\u003e 6. Generalized central limit theorem and extreme value statistics\u003cbr\u003e 7. Anomalous diff usion\u003cbr\u003e 8. Random matrix theory\u003cbr\u003e 9. Percolation theory\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Review of basic probability concepts and common distributions\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. A brief linear algebra reminder, and some Gaussian integrals\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C. Contour integration and Fourier transform refresher\u003cbr\u003e Appendix D. Review of Newtonian mechanics, basic statistical mechanics and Hessians\u003cbr\u003e Appendix E. Minimizing functionals, the divergence theorem and saddle point approximations\u003cbr\u003e Appendix F. Notation, notation...\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Stochastics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Stochastics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Stochastics%20%5BPBWL%5D%22\"\u003ePBWL\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematical modelling [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical modelling\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20modelling%20%5BPBWH%5D%22\"\u003ePBWH\u003c\/a\u003e], Probability \u0026amp; statistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Probability \u0026amp; statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Probability%20\u0026amp;%20statistics%20%5BPBT%5D%22\"\u003ePBT\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266359709976,"sku":"9781108479523","price":107.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108479523i.jpg?v=1692032492","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/thinking-probabilistically-stochastic-processes-disordered-systems-and-their-applications-hardback-9781108479523","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}