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Diffusion, quantum theory, and radically elementary mathematics /

Diffusive motion--displacement due to the cumulative effect of irregular fluctuations--has been a fundamental concept in mathematics and physics since Einstein''s work on Brownian motion. It is also relevant to understanding various aspects of quantum theory. This book explains diffusive m...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Faris, William G., 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Mathematical notes (Princeton University Press)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction: Diffusive Motion and Where It Leads; Chapter 2. Hypercontractivity, Logarithmic Sobolev Inequalities, and Applications: A Survey of Surveys; Chapter 3. Ed Nelson''s Work in Quantum Theory; Chapter 4. Symanzik, Nelson, and Self-Avoiding Walk; Chapter 5. Stochastic Mechanics: A Look Back and a Look Ahead; Chapter 6. Current Trends in Optimal Transportation: A Tribute to Ed Nelson; Chapter 7. Internal Set Theory and Infinitesimal Random Walks.
  • Chapter 8. Nelson''s Work on Logic and Foundations and Other Reflections on the Foundations of MathematicsChapter 9. Some Musical Groups: Selected Applications of Group Theory in Music; Chapter 10. Afterword; Appendix A. Publications by Edward Nelson; Index.