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An Introduction to Stochastic Processes in Physics
Don S. Lemons
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Description for An Introduction to Stochastic Processes in Physics
Paperback. Students will find this book a useful aid to learning the unfamiliar mathematical aspects of stochastic processes while applying them to physical processes that he or she has already encountered. Num Pages: 160 pages, 27, 27 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBWL; PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
This book provides an accessible introduction to stochastic processes in physics and describes the basic mathematical tools of the trade: probability, random walks, and Wiener and Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes. It includes end-of-chapter problems and emphasizes applications. An Introduction to Stochastic Processes in Physics builds directly upon early-twentieth-century explanations of the "peculiar character in the motions of the particles of pollen in water" as described, in the early nineteenth century, by the biologist Robert Brown. Lemons has adopted Paul Langevin's 1908 approach of applying Newton's second law to a "Brownian particle on which the total force included a random component" to explain ... Read more
This book provides an accessible introduction to stochastic processes in physics and describes the basic mathematical tools of the trade: probability, random walks, and Wiener and Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes. It includes end-of-chapter problems and emphasizes applications. An Introduction to Stochastic Processes in Physics builds directly upon early-twentieth-century explanations of the "peculiar character in the motions of the particles of pollen in water" as described, in the early nineteenth century, by the biologist Robert Brown. Lemons has adopted Paul Langevin's 1908 approach of applying Newton's second law to a "Brownian particle on which the total force included a random component" to explain ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
183g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801868672
SKU
V9780801868672
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About Don S. Lemons
Don S. Lemons is a professor of physics at Bethel College in Kansas and consults at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Reviews for An Introduction to Stochastic Processes in Physics
Students will love this book. It tells them without fuss how to do simple and useful numerical calculations, with just enough background to understand what they are doing... a refreshingly brief and unconvoluted work.
Vinay Ambegaokar American Journal of Physics The book is very clearly set out and very easy to read. Undergraduate students and those wishing to learn ... Read more
Vinay Ambegaokar American Journal of Physics The book is very clearly set out and very easy to read. Undergraduate students and those wishing to learn ... Read more