Percolation
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.10 (753 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521872324 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 334 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. In May 2000 he shared the prize for solving Christopher Monckton's Eternity Puzzle. He has held visiting positions from Seattle to Singapore, from Brazil to Zurich. This is his eleventh book.Oliver Riordan is a Royal Society Research Fellow in the University of Cambridge and Research Fellow of Trinity College,
Recommendable as a textbook I am what Prof. Bollobas in one of his books called a 'hobby mathematician'.This book was my first 'contact' with percolation theory, so I cannot compare it to other books on the same subject.The book covers percolation theory mostly in the plane, only rarely does it cover d-dimensional percolation.The mathematical prerequisites are rather modest: good knowledge in probability theory, but not much of the measure theoretic part of it, is needed. Knowledge in graph theory is helpful, but not becessary. "Great boook, love it." according to Fabricio Benevides. Very good introduction to percolation. It is also very up to date, with chapter on recent developments.
" A useful addition for its focus on the recent advances in two-dimensional percolation" Rongfeng Sun, Mathematical Reviews
All-in-all, it will be an essential purchase for mathematicians, physicists, electrical engineers and computer scientists working in this exciting area.. Percolation theory was initiated some fifty years ago as a mathematical framework for the study of random physical processes such as flow through a disordered porous medium. Throughout, the presentation is streamlined, with elegant and straightforward proofs requiring minimal background in probability and graph theory. The aims of this book, first published in 2006, are twofold. Numerous examples illustrate the important concepts and enrich the arguments. First to pr