Overview
- Affordable reprint of a classic monograph
- Topics covered include: discrete harmonic measure; the probability that independent random walks do not intersect; and properties of walks without self-intersections
- Includes the corrections and addendum from the second printing
Part of the book series: Modern Birkhäuser Classics (MBC)
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About this book
A central study in Probability Theory is the behavior of fluctuation phenomena of partial sums of different types of random variable. One of the most useful concepts for this purpose is that of the random walk which has applications in many areas, particularly in statistical physics and statistical chemistry.
Originally published in 1991, Intersections of Random Walks focuses on and explores a number of problems dealing primarily with the nonintersection of random walks and the self-avoiding walk. Many of these problems arise in studying statistical physics and other critical phenomena. Topics include: discrete harmonic measure, including an introduction to diffusion limited aggregation (DLA); the probability that independent random walks do not intersect; and properties of walks without self-intersections.
The present softcover reprint includes corrections and addenda from the 1996 printing, and makes this classic monograph available to a wider audience. With a self-contained introduction to the properties of simple random walks, and an emphasis on rigorous results, the book will be useful to researchers in probability and statistical physics and to graduate students interested in basic properties of random walks.
Reviews
…the text is extremely readable and informative.
—The Bulletin of Mathematics Books
Much of the material is Lawler’s own research, so he knows his story thoroughly and tells it well.
—SIAM Review
…a very welcome presentation of the subject, serving as a central reference and source of information.
—Metrika
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Intersections of Random Walks
Authors: Gregory F. Lawler
Series Title: Modern Birkhäuser Classics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5972-9
Publisher: Birkhäuser New York, NY
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5971-2Published: 06 November 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5972-9Published: 06 November 2012
Series ISSN: 2197-1803
Series E-ISSN: 2197-1811
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 223
Additional Information: Originally published in the Probability and its Applications series
Topics: Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, Complex Systems, Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems