Author: I. M. DaviesPROBABILISTIC METHODS IN FLUIDS WORKS
Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
Keywords: workshop, wales, april, swansea, proceedings, methods, fluids, probabilistic
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2003-08
List price: $198.00
ISBN-10: 9812382267
ISBN-13: 9789812382269

This volume contains research papers presented at the international workshop on "Probabilistic Methods in Fluids" held in Swansea. The central problems considered were turbulence and the Navier-Stokes equations but, as is now well known, these classical problems are deeply intertwined with modern studies of stochastic partial differential equations, jump processes and random dynamical systems. The volume provides a snapshot of studies in a field where the applications range from the design of aircraft through the mathematics of finance to the study of fluids in porous media.

Authors:Y.K. Lin, G. Q. Cai, G. Cai,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Keywords: dynamics, structural, probabilistic
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 2004-04-30
List price: $165.00
ISBN-10: 0071438009
ISBN-13: 9780071438001

Traditionally, engineers look to established safety factors to build sound structures, but the process is inefficient and often yields less than the desired results. This reference presents a different approach, allowing structural engineers to overcome the unpredictability of traditional modeling systems by developing sophisticated equation sets to solve specific structural problems.

Author: Isaac Elishakoff
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: structures, theory, probabilistic
Number of Pages: 502
Published: 1999-02-16
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0486406911
ISBN-13: 9780486406916

Requiring no previous knowledge of the theory of probability and random processes, this well-written, easy-to-understand introduction covers the elements of the theory of probability from two or more random variables, examines the reliability of such multivariable structures, introduces the theory of random function, focuses on random vibration of single- and multi-degree-of-freedom structures and continuous systems, and presents the Monte Carlo methods of treating problems incapable of exact solution. Numerous examples, with illustrative figures.

Author: Weiru Liu
Publisher: Physica-Verlag HD
Keywords: reasoning, evidential, probabilistic, propositional
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2001-10-16
List price: $109.00
ISBN-10: 3790814148
ISBN-13: 9783790814149

Systematically provides the reader with a broad range of systems/research work to date that addresses the importance of combining numerical and symbolic approaches to reasoning under uncertainty in complex applications.

Author: Peter J. Coughlin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: theory, voting, probabilistic
Number of Pages: 268
Published: 1992-10-30
List price: $116.00
ISBN-10: 0521360528
ISBN-13: 9780521360524

Coughlin provides the most comprehensive and integrated analysis of probabilistic voting models available, also developing further his important contributions. Probabilistic voting theory is the mathematical theory of candidate behavior in or in anticipation of elections in which candidates are unsure what voters’ preferences will be on all or most issues, which is true of most governmental elections. The theory asks first whether optimal candidate strategies can be determined, given uncertainty about voter preferences, and if so, what exactly those strategies are, given various circumst

Author: Pierre Bremaud
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: modeling, probabilistic, introduction
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 1988-08-01
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 0387964606
ISBN-13: 9780387964607

Introduction to the basic concepts of probability theory: independence, expectation, convergence in law and almost-sure convergence. Short expositions of more advanced topics such as Markov Chains, Stochastic Processes, Bayesian Decision Theory and Information Theory.

Author: Oded Goldreich
Publisher: Now Publishers Inc
Keywords: primer, systems, proof, probabilistic
Number of Pages: 108
Published: 2008-08-08
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 160198152X
ISBN-13: 9781601981523

Various types of probabilistic proof systems have played a central role in the development of computer science in the last couple of decades. These proof systems deviate from the traditional concept of a proof by introducing randomization and interaction into the verification process. Probabilistic proof systems carry an error probability (which is explicitly bounded and can be decreased by repetitions), but they offer various advantages over deterministic proof systems. This primer concentrates on three types of probabilistic proof systems: interactive proofs, zero-knowledge proofs, and pr