Random Processes in Physics and Finance

Melvin Lax, Wei Cai and Min Xu
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Melvin Lax: Department of Physics, City College of New York
Wei Cai: Department of Physics, City College of New York
Min Xu: Department of Physics, Fairfield University, Connecticut

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Abstract: This text is aimed at professionals and students working on random processes in various areas, including physics and finance. The first author, Melvin Lax (1922-2002), was a distinguished Professor of Physics at City College of New York and a member of the U. S. National Academy of Sciences, widely known for his contribution on random processes in physics. Most chapters of this book are the outcome of the class notes which Lax taught at the City University of New York from 1985 to 2001. The material is unique as it presents the theoretical framework of Lax's treatment of random processes, starting from basic probability theory, to Fokker-Planck and Langevin Processes, and includes diverse applications, such as explanation of very narrow laser width and analytical solution of the elastic Boltzmann transport equation. Lax's critical viewpoint on mathematics currently used in the financial world is also presented in this book.

Date: 2013
ISBN: 9780199673803
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