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Distributions with given Marginals and Moment Problems (Hardcover, 1997 ed.): Viktor Bene s, Josef Stepan Distributions with given Marginals and Moment Problems (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)
Viktor Bene s, Josef Stepan
R3,212 Discovery Miles 32 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The last decade has seen a remarkable development of the "Marginal and Moment Problems" as a research area in Probability and Statistics. Its attractiveness stemmed from its lasting ability to provide a researcher with difficult theoretical problems that have direct consequences for appli cations outside of mathematics. The relevant research aims centered mainly along the following lines that very frequently met each other to provide sur prizing and useful results: -To construct a probability distribution (to prove its existence, at least) with a given support and with some additional inner stochastic property defined typically either by moments or by marginal distributions. -To study the geometrical and topological structure of the set of prob ability distributions generated by such a property mostly with the aim to propose a procedure that would result in a stochastic model with some optimal properties within the set of probability distributions. These research aims characterize also, though only very generally, the scientific program of the 1996 conference "Distributions with given marginals and moment problems" held at the beginning of September in Prague, Czech Republic, to perpetuate the tradition and achievements of the closely related 1990 Roma symposium "On Frechet Classes" 1 and 1993 Seattle" AMS Summer Conference on Marginal Problem.""

Performance Analysis of Manufacturing Systems (Hardcover, 1997 ed.): Tayfur Altiok Performance Analysis of Manufacturing Systems (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)
Tayfur Altiok
R3,763 Discovery Miles 37 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The past two decades have seen a great deal of research into the stochastic modelling of production, manufacturing, and inventory systems for the purpose of improving their performance. This book provides a graduate-level introduction to these techniques covering exact, approximate, and numerical techniques. The author has aimed to strike a balance between theoretical issues and the practical aspects of modelling manufacturing systems. It is based on graduate courses given to operations research and industrial engineering students and includes numerous examples and exercises.

Markov Decision Processes with Their Applications (Hardcover): Qiying Hu, Wuyi Yue Markov Decision Processes with Their Applications (Hardcover)
Qiying Hu, Wuyi Yue
R3,210 Discovery Miles 32 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Markov decision processes (MDPs), also called stochastic dynamic programming, were first studied in the 1960s. MDPs can be used to model and solve dynamic decision-making problems that are multiperiod and in stochastic circumstances. There are three basic branches in MDPs: discrete-time MDPs, continuous-time MDPs and semi-Markov decision processes. Starting from these three branches, many generalized MDPs models have been applied to various practical problems. These models include partially observable MDPs, adaptive MDPs, MDPs in stochastic environments, and MDPs with multiple objectives, constraints or imprecise parameters. MDPs have been applied in many areas, such as communications, signal processing, artificial intelligence, stochastic scheduling and manufacturing systems, discrete event systems, management and economies. This book examines MDPs and their applications in the optimal control of discrete event systems (DESs), optimal replacement, and optimal allocations in sequential online auctions.The book presents three main topics: a new methodology for MDPs with discounted total reward criterion; transformation of continuous-time MDPs and semi-Markov decision processes into a discrete-time MDPs model, thereby simplifying the application of MDPs; application of MDPs in stochastic environments, which greatly extends the area where MDPs can be applied. Each topic is used to study optimal control problems or other types of problems.

Statistical Analysis and Control of Dynamic Systems (Hardcover, 1988 ed.): H. Akaike, T. Nakagawa Statistical Analysis and Control of Dynamic Systems (Hardcover, 1988 ed.)
H. Akaike, T. Nakagawa
R1,742 Discovery Miles 17 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Classical and Modern Branching Processes (Hardcover, 1997 ed.): Krishna B Athreya, Peter Jagers Classical and Modern Branching Processes (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)
Krishna B Athreya, Peter Jagers
R3,237 Discovery Miles 32 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications CLASSICAL AND MODERN BRANCHING PROCESSES is based on the proceedings with the same title and was an integral part of the 1993-94 IMA program on "Emerging Applications of Probability." We would like to thank Krishna B. Athreya and Peter J agers for their hard work in organizing this meeting and in editing the proceedings. We also take this opportunity to thank the National Science Foundation, the Army Research Office, and the National Security Agency, whose financial support made this workshop possible. A vner Friedman Robert Gulliver v PREFACE The IMA workshop on Classical and Modern Branching Processes was held during June 13-171994 as part of the IMA year on Emerging Appli cations of Probability. The organizers of the year long program identified branching processes as one of the active areas in which a workshop should be held. Krish na B. Athreya and Peter Jagers were asked to organize this. The topics covered by the workshop could broadly be divided into the following areas: 1. Tree structures and branching processes; 2. Branching random walks; 3. Measure valued branching processes; 4. Branching with dependence; 5. Large deviations in branching processes; 6. Classical branching processes."

Optimization of Stochastic Discrete Systems and Control on Complex Networks - Computational Networks (Hardcover, 2015 ed.):... Optimization of Stochastic Discrete Systems and Control on Complex Networks - Computational Networks (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Dmitrii Lozovanu, Stefan Pickl
R3,829 Discovery Miles 38 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents the latest findings on stochastic dynamic programming models and on solving optimal control problems in networks. It includes the authors' new findings on determining the optimal solution of discrete optimal control problems in networks and on solving game variants of Markov decision problems in the context of computational networks. First, the book studies the finite state space of Markov processes and reviews the existing methods and algorithms for determining the main characteristics in Markov chains, before proposing new approaches based on dynamic programming and combinatorial methods. Chapter two is dedicated to infinite horizon stochastic discrete optimal control models and Markov decision problems with average and expected total discounted optimization criteria, while Chapter three develops a special game-theoretical approach to Markov decision processes and stochastic discrete optimal control problems. In closing, the book's final chapter is devoted to finite horizon stochastic control problems and Markov decision processes. The algorithms developed represent a valuable contribution to the important field of computational network theory.

Analysis of Variations for Self-similar Processes - A Stochastic Calculus Approach (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Ciprian Tudor Analysis of Variations for Self-similar Processes - A Stochastic Calculus Approach (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Ciprian Tudor
R4,015 Discovery Miles 40 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Self-similar processes are stochastic processes that are invariant in distribution under suitable time scaling, and are a subject intensively studied in the last few decades. This book presents the basic properties of these processes and focuses on the study of their variation using stochastic analysis. While self-similar processes, and especially fractional Brownian motion, have been discussed in several books, some new classes have recently emerged in the scientific literature. Some of them are extensions of fractional Brownian motion (bifractional Brownian motion, subtractional Brownian motion, Hermite processes), while others are solutions to the partial differential equations driven by fractional noises.

In this monograph the author discusses the basic properties of these new classes of self-similar processes and their interrelationship. At the same time a new approach (based on stochastic calculus, especially Malliavin calculus) to studying the behavior of the variations of self-similar processes has been developed over the last decade. This work surveys these recent techniques and findings on limit theorems and Malliavin calculus. "

Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Methods Garching, Germany 1998 - Proceedings of the 18th International Workshop on Maximum Entropy... Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Methods Garching, Germany 1998 - Proceedings of the 18th International Workshop on Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Methods of Statistical Analysis (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
Wolfgang Von Der Linden, Volker Dose, Rainer Fischer, Roland Preuss
R4,756 Discovery Miles 47 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 1978 Edwin T. Jaynes and Myron Tribus initiated a series of workshops to exchange ideas and recent developments in technical aspects and applications of Bayesian probability theory. The first workshop was held at the University of Wyoming in 1981 organized by C.R. Smith and W.T. Grandy. Due to its success, the workshop was held annually during the last 18 years. Over the years, the emphasis of the workshop shifted gradually from fundamental concepts of Bayesian probability theory to increasingly realistic and challenging applications. The 18th international workshop on Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Methods was held in Garching / Munich (Germany) (27-31. July 1998). Opening lectures by G. Larry Bretthorst and by Myron Tribus were dedicated to one of th the pioneers of Bayesian probability theory who died on the 30 of April 1998: Edwin Thompson Jaynes. Jaynes revealed and advocated the correct meaning of 'probability' as the state of knowledge rather than a physical property. This inter pretation allowed him to unravel longstanding mysteries and paradoxes. Bayesian probability theory, "the logic of science" - as E.T. Jaynes called it - provides the framework to make the best possible scientific inference given all available exper imental and theoretical information. We gratefully acknowledge the efforts of Tribus and Bretthorst in commemorating the outstanding contributions of E.T. Jaynes to the development of probability theory."

Random Evolutions and their Applications - New Trends (Hardcover, 2000 ed.): Anatoly Swishchuk Random Evolutions and their Applications - New Trends (Hardcover, 2000 ed.)
Anatoly Swishchuk
R3,210 Discovery Miles 32 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book is devoted to the new trends in random evolutions and their various applications to stochastic evolutionary sytems (SES). Such new developments as the analogue of Dynkin's formulae, boundary value problems, stochastic stability and optimal control of random evolutions, stochastic evolutionary equations driven by martingale measures are considered. The book also contains such new trends in applied probability as stochastic models of financial and insurance mathematics in an incomplete market. In the famous classical financial mathematics Black-Scholes model of a (B, S) market for securities prices, which is used for the description of the evolution of bonds and stocks prices and also for their derivatives, such as options, futures, forward contracts, etc., it is supposed that the dynamic of bonds and stocks prices are set by a linear differential and linear stochastic differential equations, respectively, with interest rate, appreciation rate and volatility such that they are predictable processes. Also, in the Arrow-Debreu economy, the securities prices which support a Radner dynamic equilibrium are a combination of an Ito process and a random point process, with the all coefficients and jumps being predictable processes."

Stochastic Networks and Queues (Hardcover, 2003 ed.): Philippe Robert Stochastic Networks and Queues (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Philippe Robert
R3,278 Discovery Miles 32 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Queues and stochastic networks are analyzed in this book with purely probabilistic methods. The purpose of these lectures is to show that general results from Markov processes, martingales or ergodic theory can be used directly to study the corresponding stochastic processes. Recent developments have shown that, instead of having ad-hoc methods, a better understanding of fundamental results on stochastic processes is crucial to study the complex behavior of stochastic networks. In this book, various aspects of these stochastic models are investigated in depth in an elementary way: Existence of equilibrium, characterization of stationary regimes, transient behaviors (rare events, hitting times) and critical regimes, etc. A simple presentation of stationary point processes and Palm measures is given. Scaling methods and functional limit theorems are a major theme of this book. In particular, a complete chapter is devoted to fluid limits of Markov processes.

Error Estimation and Adaptive Discretization Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics (Hardcover, 2003 ed.): Timothy J. Barth,... Error Estimation and Adaptive Discretization Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Timothy J. Barth, Herman de Coninck
R3,241 Discovery Miles 32 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book considers recent developments in numerical error estimation and adaptive discretization for finite element and finite volume methods with particular attention given to discretization methods used frequently in computational fluid dynamics. The volume consists of six detailed articles by leading specialists covering a range of topics including a posteriori error estimation of functionals, one- and two-sided error bounds, error indicators for ad aptivity, and nd geometrical aspects of adaptive mesh refinement. This book should be of interest to readers actively working in the field as well as readers seeking a comprehensive introduction to the topic.

Schroedinger Equations and Diffusion Theory (Hardcover, 1993 ed.): M. Nagasawa Schroedinger Equations and Diffusion Theory (Hardcover, 1993 ed.)
M. Nagasawa
R1,767 Discovery Miles 17 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Schr dinger Equations and Diffusion Theory addresses the question "What is the Schr dinger equation?" in terms of diffusion processes, and shows that the Schr dinger equation and diffusion equations in duality are equivalent. In turn, Schr dinger's conjecture of 1931 is solved. The theory of diffusion processes for the Schr dinger equation tell us that we must go further into the theory of systems of (infinitely) many interacting quantum (diffusion) particles.
The method of relative entropy and the theory of transformations enable us to construct severely singular diffusion processes which appear to be equivalent to Schr dinger equations.
The theory of large deviations and the propagation of chaos of interacting diffusion particles reveal the statistical mechanical nature of the Schr dinger equation, namely, quantum mechanics.
The text is practically self-contained and requires only an elementary knowledge of probability theory at the graduate level.

Dynamical Systems V - Bifurcation Theory and Catastrophe Theory (Hardcover, 1994 ed.): V. I. Arnol'd Dynamical Systems V - Bifurcation Theory and Catastrophe Theory (Hardcover, 1994 ed.)
V. I. Arnol'd; Edited by V. I. Arnol'd; Translated by N. Kazarinoff; V.S. Afrajmovich, Yu.S. Il'yashenko, …
R3,193 Discovery Miles 31 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bifurcation theory and catastrophe theory are two well-known areas within the field of dynamical systems. Both are studies of smooth systems, focusing on properties that seem to be manifestly non-smooth. Bifurcation theory is concerned with the sudden changes that occur in a system when one or more parameters are varied. Examples of such are familiar to students of differential equations, from phase portraits. Understanding the bifurcations of the differential equations that describe real physical systems provides important information about the behavior of the systems. Catastrophe theory became quite famous during the 1970's, mostly because of the sensation caused by the usually less than rigorous applications of its principal ideas to "hot topics," such as the characterization of personalities and the difference between a "genius" and a "maniac." Catastrophe theory is accurately described as singularity theory and its (genuine) applications. The authors of this book, previously published as Volume 5 of the Encyclopaedia, have given a masterly exposition of these two theories, with penetrating insight.

Online Optimization of Large Scale Systems (Hardcover, 2001 ed.): Martin Groetschel, Sven O. Krumke, Joerg Rambau Online Optimization of Large Scale Systems (Hardcover, 2001 ed.)
Martin Groetschel, Sven O. Krumke, Joerg Rambau
R3,460 Discovery Miles 34 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Whether costs are to be reduced, profits to be maximized, or scarce resources to be used wisely, optimization methods are available to guide decision making. In online optimization the main issue is incomplete data, and the scientific challenge: How well can an online algorithm perform? Can one guarantee solution quality, even without knowing all data in advance? In real-time optimization there is an additional requirement, decisions have to be computed very fast in relation to the time frame of the instance we consider. Online and real-time optimization problems occur in all branches of optimization. These areas have developed their own techniques but they are addressing the same issues: quality, stability, and robustness of the solutions. To fertilize this emerging topic of optimization theory and to foster cooperation between the different branches of optimization, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) has supported a Priority Programme "Online Optimization of Large Systems".

Semi-Markov Models and Applications (Hardcover, 1999 ed.): Jacques Janssen, Nikolaos Limnios Semi-Markov Models and Applications (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
Jacques Janssen, Nikolaos Limnios
R6,129 Discovery Miles 61 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents a selection of papers presented to the Second Inter national Symposium on Semi-Markov Models: Theory and Applications held in Compiegne (France) in December 1998. This international meeting had the same aim as the first one held in Brussels in 1984: to make, fourteen years later, the state of the art in the field of semi-Markov processes and their applications, bring together researchers in this field and also to stimulate fruitful discussions. The set of the subjects of the papers presented in Compiegne has a lot of similarities with the preceding Symposium; this shows that the main fields of semi-Markov processes are now well established particularly for basic applications in Reliability and Maintenance, Biomedicine, Queue ing, Control processes and production. A growing field is the one of insurance and finance but this is not really a surprising fact as the problem of pricing derivative products represents now a crucial problem in economics and finance. For example, stochastic models can be applied to financial and insur ance models as we have to evaluate the uncertainty of the future market behavior in order, firstly, to propose different measures for important risks such as the interest risk, the risk of default or the risk of catas trophe and secondly, to describe how to act in order to optimize the situation in time. Recently, the concept of VaR (Value at Risk) was "discovered" in portfolio theory enlarging so the fundamental model of Markowitz."

Handbook of Markov Decision Processes - Methods and Applications (Hardcover, 2002 ed.): Eugene A. Feinberg, Adam Shwartz Handbook of Markov Decision Processes - Methods and Applications (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)
Eugene A. Feinberg, Adam Shwartz
R9,819 Discovery Miles 98 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The theory of Markov Decision Processes - also known under several other names including sequential stochastic optimization, discrete-time stochastic control, and stochastic dynamic programming - studies sequential optimization of discrete time stochastic systems. Fundamentally, this is a methodology that examines and analyzes a discrete-time stochastic system whose transition mechanism can be controlled over time. Each control policy defines the stochastic process and values of objective functions associated with this process. Its objective is to select a "good" control policy. In real life, decisions that humans and computers make on all levels usually have two types of impacts: (i) they cost or save time, money, or other resources, or they bring revenues, as well as (ii) they have an impact on the future, by influencing the dynamics. In many situations, decisions with the largest immediate profit may not be good in view of future events. Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) model this paradigm and provide results on the structure and existence of good policies and on methods for their calculations. MDPs are attractive to many researchers because they are important both from the practical and the intellectual points of view. MDPs provide tools for the solution of important real-life problems. In particular, many business and engineering applications use MDP models. Analysis of various problems arising in MDPs leads to a large variety of interesting mathematical and computational problems. Accordingly, the Handbook of Markov Decision Processes is split into three parts: Part I deals with models with finite state and action spaces and Part II deals with infinite state problems, and Part IIIexamines specific applications. Individual chapters are written by leading experts on the subject.

Index Numbers - A Stochastic Approach (Hardcover): D.S.Prasada Rao, E a Selvanathan Index Numbers - A Stochastic Approach (Hardcover)
D.S.Prasada Rao, E a Selvanathan
R3,026 Discovery Miles 30 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'An authoritative survey with exciting new insights of special interest to economists and econometricians who analyse intertemporal and interspatial price relationships.' - Professor Angus Maddison, Groningen University This book presents a comprehensive review of recent developments in the theory and construction of index numbers using the stochastic approach, demonstrating the versatility of this approach in handling various index number problems within a single conceptual framework. It also contains a brief, but complete, review of the existing approaches to index numbers with illustrative numerical examples. The stochastic approach considers the index number problem as a signal extraction problem. The strength and reliability of the signal extracted from price and quantity changes for different commodities depends upon the messages received and the information content of the messages. The most important applications of the new approach are to be found in the context of measuring rate of inflation; fixed and chain base index numbers for temporal comparisons and for spatial intercountry comparisons; the latter generally require special index number formulae that result in transitive and base invariant comparisons.

Global Analysis in Mathematical Physics - Geometric and Stochastic Methods (Hardcover, 1997 ed.): Yuri E. Gliklikh Global Analysis in Mathematical Physics - Geometric and Stochastic Methods (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)
Yuri E. Gliklikh; Translated by V.L. Ginzburg
R3,035 Discovery Miles 30 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The first edition of this book entitled Analysis on Riemannian Manifolds and Some Problems of Mathematical Physics was published by Voronezh Univer sity Press in 1989. For its English edition, the book has been substantially revised and expanded. In particular, new material has been added to Sections 19 and 20. I am grateful to Viktor L. Ginzburg for his hard work on the transla tion and for writing Appendix F, and to Tomasz Zastawniak for his numerous suggestions. My special thanks go to the referee for his valuable remarks on the theory of stochastic processes. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the support of the AMS fSU Aid Fund and the International Science Foundation (Grant NZBOOO), which made possible my work on some of the new results included in the English edition of the book. Voronezh, Russia Yuri Gliklikh September, 1995 Preface to the Russian Edition The present book is apparently the first in monographic literature in which a common treatment is given to three areas of global analysis previously consid ered quite distant from each other, namely, differential geometry and classical mechanics, stochastic differential geometry and statistical and quantum me chanics, and infinite-dimensional differential geometry of groups of diffeomor phisms and hydrodynamics. The unification of these topics under the cover of one book appears, however, quite natural, since the exposition is based on a geometrically invariant form of the Newton equation and its analogs taken as a fundamental law of motion."

Foundations of Deterministic and Stochastic Control (Hardcover, 2002 ed.): Jon H. Davis Foundations of Deterministic and Stochastic Control (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)
Jon H. Davis
R1,794 Discovery Miles 17 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Control theory has applications to a number of areas in engineering and communication theory. This introductory text on the subject is fairly self-contained and aimed primarily at advanced mathematics and engineering students in various disciplines.

The topics covered include realization problems, linear-quadratic optimal control, stability theory, stochastic modeling and recursive estimation algorithms in communications and control, and distributed system modeling. These topics have a wide range of applicability, and provide background for further study in the control and communications areas.

In the early chapters the basics of linear control systems as well as the fundamentals of stochastic control are presented in a unique way so that the methods generalize to a useful class of distributed parameter and nonlinear system models. The control of distributed parameter systems (systems governed by PDEs) is based on the framework of linear quadratic Gaussian optimization problems.

The approach here utilizes methods based on Wiener-Hopf integral equations. Additionally, the important notion of state space modeling of distributed systems is examined. Basic results due to Gohberg and Krein on convolution are given and many results are illustrated with some examples that carry throughout the text. The standard linear regulator problem is studied in both the continuous and discrete time cases, followed by a discussion of the (dual) filtering problems. Later chapters treat the stationary regulator and filtering problems with a Wiener-Hopf approach. This leads to spectral factorization problems and useful iterative algorithms that follow naturally from the methods employed. Theinterplay between time and frequency domain approaches is emphasized.

Stochastic Processes and Calculus - An Elementary Introduction with Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Uwe Hassler Stochastic Processes and Calculus - An Elementary Introduction with Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Uwe Hassler
R3,290 Discovery Miles 32 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This textbook gives a comprehensive introduction to stochastic processes and calculus in the fields of finance and economics, more specifically mathematical finance and time series econometrics. Over the past decades stochastic calculus and processes have gained great importance, because they play a decisive role in the modeling of financial markets and as a basis for modern time series econometrics. Mathematical theory is applied to solve stochastic differential equations and to derive limiting results for statistical inference on nonstationary processes. This introduction is elementary and rigorous at the same time. On the one hand it gives a basic and illustrative presentation of the relevant topics without using many technical derivations. On the other hand many of the procedures are presented at a technically advanced level: for a thorough understanding, they are to be proven. In order to meet both requirements jointly, the present book is equipped with a lot of challenging problems at the end of each chapter as well as with the corresponding detailed solutions. Thus the virtual text - augmented with more than 60 basic examples and 40 illustrative figures - is rather easy to read while a part of the technical arguments is transferred to the exercise problems and their solutions.

Introduction to Biometry (Hardcover, 1999 ed.): Pierre Jolicoeur Introduction to Biometry (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
Pierre Jolicoeur
R3,443 Discovery Miles 34 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Statistical methods are becoming more important in all biological fields of study. Biometry deals with the application of mathematical techniques to the quantitative study of varying characteristics of organisms, populations, species, etc. This book uses examples based on genuine data carefully chosen by the author for their special biological significance. The chapters cover a broad spectrum of topics and bridge the gap between introductory biological statistics and advanced approaches such as multivariate techniques and nonlinear models. A set of statistical tables most frequently used in biometry completes the book.

High Dimensional Probability II (Hardcover, 2000 ed.): Evarist Gin e, David M. Mason, Jon A. Wellner High Dimensional Probability II (Hardcover, 2000 ed.)
Evarist Gin e, David M. Mason, Jon A. Wellner
R4,675 Discovery Miles 46 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

High dimensional probability, in the sense that encompasses the topics rep resented in this volume, began about thirty years ago with research in two related areas: limit theorems for sums of independent Banach space valued random vectors and general Gaussian processes. An important feature in these past research studies has been the fact that they highlighted the es sential probabilistic nature of the problems considered. In part, this was because, by working on a general Banach space, one had to discard the extra, and often extraneous, structure imposed by random variables taking values in a Euclidean space, or by processes being indexed by sets in R or Rd. Doing this led to striking advances, particularly in Gaussian process theory. It also led to the creation or introduction of powerful new tools, such as randomization, decoupling, moment and exponential inequalities, chaining, isoperimetry and concentration of measure, which apply to areas well beyond those for which they were created. The general theory of em pirical processes, with its vast applications in statistics, the study of local times of Markov processes, certain problems in harmonic analysis, and the general theory of stochastic processes are just several of the broad areas in which Gaussian process techniques and techniques from probability in Banach spaces have made a substantial impact. Parallel to this work on probability in Banach spaces, classical proba bility and empirical process theory were enriched by the development of powerful results in strong approximations."

Limit Theorems for Large Deviations (Hardcover, 1991 ed.): L. Saulis, V.A. Statulevicius Limit Theorems for Large Deviations (Hardcover, 1991 ed.)
L. Saulis, V.A. Statulevicius
R1,741 Discovery Miles 17 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Et moi, ... si j'avait su comment en revenir. One service mathematics has rendered the je n'y serais poin t aile.' human race. It has put common sense back Jules Verne where it belongs, on the topmost shelf next to the dusty canister labelled 'discarded non- The series is divergent; therefore we may be sense'. able to do something with it. Eric T. Bell O. H ea viside Mathematics is a tool for thought. A highly necessary tool in a world where both feedback and non Iinearities abound. Similarly, all kinds of parts of mathematics serve as tools for other parts and for other sciences. Applying a simple rewriting rule to the quote on the right above one finds such statements as: 'One service. topology has rendered mathematical physics .. .' 'One service logic has rendered com puter science .. .'; 'One service category theory has rendered mathematics .. .'. All arguably true. And all statements obtainable this way form part of the raison d 'e1: re of this series."

Mathematical Approaches for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Models, Methods, and Theory (Hardcover, 2002 ed.):... Mathematical Approaches for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Models, Methods, and Theory (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)
Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Sally Blower, Pauline Van Den Driessche, Denise Kirschner, Abdul-Aziz Yakubu
R5,927 Discovery Miles 59 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book grew out of the discussions and presentations that began during the Workshop on Emerging and Reemerging Diseases (May 17-21, 1999) sponsored by the Institute for Mathematics and its Application (IMA) at the University of Minnesota with the support of NIH and NSF. The workshop started with a two-day tutorial session directed to ecologists, epidemiologists, immunologists, mathematicians, and scientists interested in the study of disease dynamics. The core of this second volume, Volume 126, covers research contributions on the use of dynamical systems (deterministic discrete, delay, PDEs, and ODEs models) and stochastic models in disease dynamics. Contributions motivated by the study of diseases like influenza, HIV, tuberculosis, and macroparasitic like schistosomiasis are also included. This second volume requires additional mathematical sophistication, and graduate students in applied mathematics, scientists in the natural, social, and health sciences, or mathematicians who want to enter the field of mathematical and theoretical epidemiology will find it useful. The collection of contributors includes many who have been in the forefront of the development of the subject.

Mathematical Statistics and Probability Theory - Volume A Theoretical Aspects Proceedings of the 6th Pannonian Symposium on... Mathematical Statistics and Probability Theory - Volume A Theoretical Aspects Proceedings of the 6th Pannonian Symposium on Mathematical Statistics, Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Austria, September 14-20, 1986 (Hardcover, 1987 ed.)
Madan L. Puri, P. Revesz, Wolfgang Wertz, P. Bauer, F. Konecny
R4,746 Discovery Miles 47 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The past several years have seen the creation and extension of a very conclusive theory of statistics and probability. Many of the research workers who have been concerned with both probability and statistics felt the need for meetings that provide an opportunity for personal con tacts among scholars whose fields of specialization cover broad spectra in both statistics and probability: to discuss major open problems and new solutions, and to provide encouragement for further research through the lectures of carefully selected scholars, moreover to introduce to younger colleagues the latest research techniques and thus to stimulate their interest in research. To meet these goals, the series of Pannonian Symposia on Mathematical Statistics was organized, beginning in the year 1979: the first, second and fourth one in Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Burgenland, Austria, the third and fifth in Visegrad, Hungary. The Sixth Pannonian Symposium was held in Bad Tatzmannsdorf again, in the time between 14 and 20 September 1986, under the auspices of Dr. Heinz FISCHER, Federal Minister of Science and Research, Theodor KERY, President of the State Government of Burgenland, Dr. Franz SAUERZOPF, Vice-President of the State Govern ment of Burgenland and Dr. Josef SCHMIDL, President of the Austrian Sta tistical Central Office. The members of the Honorary Committee were Pal ERDOS, WXadisXaw ORLICZ, Pal REVESz, Leopold SCHMETTERER and Istvan VINCZE; those of the Organizing Committee were Wilfried GROSSMANN (Uni versity of Vienna), Franz KONECNY (University of Agriculture of Vienna) and, as the chairman, Wolfgang WERTZ (Technical University of Vienna)."

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