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.

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 physic...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Terminology
• Probability Distributions
• Special Continuous Probability Distributions
• Expected Values
• Special Discrete Probability Distributions
• Convolution
• Samples
• Estimation of Parameters and Statistical Tests
• Regression
• Entropy
• Markov Processes
• Generation of Pseudorandom Numbers
• Monte Carlo Method
• Stochastic Population Modeling.