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Many phenomena such as stellar variability, stellar explosions, behaviour of different kind of X-ray and gamma-ray sources, processes in active galactic nuclei and other astrophysical objects show stochastic features. Brief descriptions of these phenomena are given in this review.
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Bisnovatyi-Kogan, G. Stochastic appearance in stars and high energy sources. Space Science Reviews 102, 9–22 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021354814051
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