Probability for Physicists

• Main Author: Sirca, Simon (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Graduate Texts in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.; Mathematical physics.; Probabilities.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.
• Physical Description: XIV, 415 p. 142 illus., 29 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319316116
• ISSN: 1868-4513

This book is designed as a practical and intuitive introduction to probability, statistics and random quantities for physicists. The book aims at getting to the main points by a clear, hands-on exposition supported by well-illustrated and worked-out examples. A strong focus on applications in physics and other natural sciences is maintained throughout. In addition to basic concepts of random variables, distributions, expected values and statistics, the book discusses the notions of entropy, Markov processes, and fundamentals of random number generation and Monte-Carlo methods.