Abstract
The theory of stochastic processes represents an extension of conventional probability theory to time-dependent variables (cf. [172]). Examples abound in classical physics. Due to lack of control, such processes are described as a stochastic rather than a deterministic process. (For a deterministic evolution, the dependence on the time parameter would be specified by a function.) The origin of limited control may be different from example to example; in the case of a Brownian particle, it is the thermal motion of the surrounding fluid that is uncontrolled.
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Mahler, G., Weberruß, V.A. (1998). Quantum Stochastics. In: Quantum Networks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03669-3_4
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