Probability on Discrete Structures

Most probability problems involve random variables indexed by space and/or time. These problems almost always have a version in which space and/or time are taken to be discrete. This volume deals with areas in which the discrete version is more natural than the continuous one, perhaps even the only...

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Other Authors: Kesten, Harry (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Series:Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Objective Method: Probabilistic Combinatorial Optimization and Local Weak Convergence
  • The Random-Cluster Model
  • Models of First-Passage Percolation
  • Relaxation Times of Markov Chains in Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorial Structures
  • Random Walks on Finite Groups