Description
Book Synopsis
The basic theory presented in a way which emphasizes intuition, problem-solving and the connections with other fields.
Trade Review
'… this is unquestionably a valuable book, written at an accessible level for graduate students while providing a nice summary of the last century's - and notably the last two decades' - developments of these methods. I do not doubt that this will be a popular book; it fills a hole in the textbook/monograph literature that's needed filling for at least ten years. Moreover, the author's style is relaxed and crystal clear while maintaining mathematical precision and power.' Charles Doering, University of Michigan
'… to practitioners in the field of first-passage problems and to students entering the field … I can recommend it strongly … It is clearly written and the organisation and presentation of the material are excellent. It serves as a useful repository of standard and not-so-standard techniques which anyone working in the area of stochastic processes in general, and first-passage problems in particular, will want to have on their shelves.' Alan J. Bray, The Journal of Statistical Physics
'I found the author's style accessible and interesting.' Contemporary Physics
Table of Contents
Preface; Errata; 1. First-passage fundamentals; 2. First passage in an interval; 3. Semi-infinite system; 4. Illustrations of first passage in simple geometries; 5. Fractal and nonfractal networks; 6. Systems with spherical symmetry; 7. Wedge domains; 8. Applications to simple reactions; References; Index.
