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An Introduction to Stochastic Processes in Physics: Containing "On the Theory of Brownian Motion" by Paul Langevin, Translated by Anthony Gythiel Paperback - 2002

by Don S. Lemons


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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 Brownian motion. This method builds on Newtonian dynamics and provides an accessible explanation to anyone approaching the subject for the first time. 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.

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  • Title An Introduction to Stochastic Processes in Physics: Containing "On the Theory of Brownian Motion" by Paul Langevin, Translated by Anthony Gythiel
  • Author Don S. Lemons
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
  • Date May 21, 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780801868672 / 080186867X
  • Weight 0.39 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.52 x 5.68 x 0.41 in (21.64 x 14.43 x 1.04 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mathematical physics, Stochastic processes
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001046459
  • Dewey Decimal Code 530.159

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About the author

Don S. Lemons is a professor of physics at Bethel College in Kansas and consults at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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