Faris Diffusion, Quantum Theory, and Radically Elementary Mathematics

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6525-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 47, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Mathematical Notes

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Faris, William G.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Stochastische Prozesse
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Geometrie Algebraische Geometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. vii
Preface, pg. ix
Chapter One. Introduction: Diffusive Motion and Where It Leads, pg. 1
Chapter Two. Hypercontractivity, Logarithmic Sobolev Inequalities, and Applications: A Survey of Surveys, pg. 45
Chapter Three. Ed Nelson's Work in Quantum Theory, pg. 75
Chapter Four Symanzik, Nelson, and Self-Avoiding Walk, pg. 95
Chapter Five. Stochastic Mechanics: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, pg. 117
Chapter Six. Current Trends in Optimal Transportation: A Tribute to Ed Nelson, pg. 141
Chapter Seven. Internal Set Theory and Infinitesimal Random Walks, pg. 157
Chapter Eight. Nelson's Work on Logic and Foundations and Other Reflections on the Foundations of Mathematics, pg. 183
Chapter Nine. Some Musical Groups: Selected Applications of Group Theory in Music, pg. 209
Chapter Ten. Afterword, pg. 229
Appendix A. Publications by Edward Nelson, pg. 233
Index, pg. 241

Über Autor(innen)

William G. Faris is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arizona.