Naval Operations Analysis

Daniel R. Wagner

ISBN 10: 1591149509 / ISBN 13: 9781591149507

Published by Naval Institute Press, US, 1999

About this Item

This third edition covers the basic analytical developments in naval search and detection theory over the last fifty years. Accessible to anyone with a mathematical background, it covers analytical decision-making, simulation techniques, and models used in determining the probability of detection. This third edition is a comprehensive update that collects in one place the basic analytical developments in naval search theory over the last fifty years, while retaining the material on the models of search theory developed in the campaigns against the submarine threat in World War II. With recent improvements in stealth technology, the need to become more knowledgeable about search theory is increasing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Naval Operations Analysis
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press, US
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591149509
• ISBN 13: 9781591149507
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 19.15W x 2.39H x 23.8D centimeters 19.15 centimeters width by 2.39 centimeters height by 23.8 centimeters depth
• Weight: 787 grams

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Synopsis

This textbook for Naval Academy midshipmen focuses on search and detection theory as it was developed in World War II and evolved after the war. Accessible to anyone with a mathematical background, it covers analytical decision-making, simulation techniques, and models used in determining the probability of detection. This third edition is a comprehensive update that collects in one place the basic analytical developments in naval search theory over the last fifty years, while retaining the material on the models of search theory developed in the campaigns against the submarine threat in World War II. With recent improvements in stealth technology, the need to become more knowledgeable about search theory is increasing.