Stochastic Processes in Physics and Chemistry

Preface to the first edition Preface to the second edition< BR id=‘CRLF’>Preface to the second edition Abbreviated refe rences I. Stochastic variables II. Random even ts III. Stochastic processes IV. Markov proces ses V. The master equation VI. One-step proces ses VII. Chemical reactions VIII. The Fokker-P lanck equation IX. The Langevin approach X. Th e expansion of the master equation XI. The diffusion typeXII. First-passage problems XIII. Unstable syst ems XIV. Fluctuations in continuous systems XV . The statistics of jump events XVI. Stochastic differentia l equations XVII. Stochastic behavior of quantum systems Subject Index