TY - BOOK AU - Daniel T. Gillespie TI - Markov processes : : an introduction for physical scientists SN - 9780122839559 AV - QA 274.7 PY - 1992///] CY - New York PB - Academic Press N1 - 1. Random Variable Theory 2. General Features of a Markov Process 3. Continuous Markov Processes 4. Jump Markov Processes with Continuum States 5. Jump Markov Processes with Discrete States 6. Temporally Homogeneous Birth-Death Markov Processes N2 - Markov process theory is basically an extension of ordinary calculus to accommodate functions whos time evolutions are not entirely deterministic. It is a subject that is becoming increasingly important for many fields of science. This book develops the single-variable theory of both continuous and jump Markov processes in a way that should appeal especially to physicists and chemists at the senior and graduate level. --- summary provided by publisher ER -