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Replaces the contrived application of the quantum master equation with a satisfactory treatment of quantum fluctuations. This work covers the fluctuations and stochastic methods for describing them. It is of interest to students and researchers in applied mathematics, physics and physical chemistry.

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I. Stochastic variablesII. Random eventsIII. Stochastic processesIV. Markov processesV. The master equationVI. One-step processesVII. Chemical reactionsVIII. The Fokker-Planck equationIX. The Langevin approachX. The expansion of the master equationXI. The diffusion typeXII. First-passage problemsXIII. Unstable systemsXIV. Fluctuations in continuous systemsXV. The statistics of jump eventsXVI. Stochastic differential equationsXVII. Stochastic behavior of quantum systems

Stochastic Processes in Physics and Chemistry

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      Publisher Elsevier Science
      Published 3/21/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780444529657
      978-0444529657
      ISBN-10 0444529659
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      Science & Nature Physics Statistical physics Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Maths for engineers

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Replaces the contrived application of the quantum master equation with a satisfactory treatment of quantum fluctuations. This work covers the fluctuations and stochastic methods for describing them. It is of interest to students and researchers in applied mathematics, physics and physical chemistry.

      Table of Contents
      I. Stochastic variablesII. Random eventsIII. Stochastic processesIV. Markov processesV. The master equationVI. One-step processesVII. Chemical reactionsVIII. The Fokker-Planck equationIX. The Langevin approachX. The expansion of the master equationXI. The diffusion typeXII. First-passage problemsXIII. Unstable systemsXIV. Fluctuations in continuous systemsXV. The statistics of jump eventsXVI. Stochastic differential equationsXVII. Stochastic behavior of quantum systems

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