Large Deviations

S. R. S. Varadhan

ISBN 10: 082184086X / ISBN 13: 9780821840863

Published by American Mathematical Society Dez 2016, 2016

About this Item

Neuware - The theory of large deviations deals with rates at which probabilities of certain events decay as a natural parameter in the problem varies. This book, which is based on a graduate course on large deviations at the Courant Institute, focuses on three concrete sets of examples: (i) diffusions with small noise and the exit problem, (ii) large time behavior of Markov processes and their connection to the Feynman-Kac formula and the related large deviation behavior of the number of distinct sites visited by a random walk, and (iii) interacting particle systems, their scaling limits, and large deviations from their expected limits. For the most part the examples are worked out in detail, and in the process the subject of large deviations is developed.The book will give the reader a flavor of how large deviation theory can help in problems that are not posed directly in terms of large deviations. The reader is assumed to have some familiarity with probability, Markov processes, and interacting particle systems.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Large Deviations
• Publisher: American Mathematical Society Dez 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082184086X
• ISBN 13: 9780821840863
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 180H x 9D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 180 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 214 grams

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Synopsis

The theory of large deviations deals with rates at which probabilities of certain events decay as a natural parameter in the problem varies. This book, which is based on a graduate course on large deviations at the Courant Institute, focuses on three concrete sets of examples: (i) diffusions with small noise and the exit problem, (ii) large time behavior of Markov processes and their connection to the Feynman-Kac formula and the related large deviation behavior of the number of distinct sites visited by a random walk, and (iii) interacting particle systems, their scaling limits, and large deviations from their expected limits. For the most part the examples are worked out in detail, and in the process the subject of large deviations is developed. The book will give the reader a flavor of how large deviation theory can help in problems that are not posed directly in terms of large deviations. The reader is assumed to have some familiarity with probability, Markov processes, and interacting particle systems. Titles in this series are co-published with the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.

About the Author

S.R.S. Varadhan, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, NY.