Dynamics of Gambling: Origins of Randomness in Mechanical Systems

• Main Authors: Strzalko, Jaroslaw (Author), Grabski, Juliusz (Author), Perlikowski, Przemyslaw (Author), Stefanski, Andrzej (Author), Kapitaniak, Tomasz (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 792
• Subjects: Physics.; Dynamics.; Ergodic theory.; Game theory.; Mechanics.; Statistics.; Vibration.; Dynamical systems.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.

This monograph presents a concise discussion of the dynamics of mechanical randomizers (coin tossing, die throw and roulette). The authors derive the equations of motion, also describing collisions and body contacts. It is shown and emphasized that, from the dynamical point of view, outcomes are pre...