Creating Modern Probability: Its Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy in Historical Perspective (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521444033)

This is the only book to chart the history and development of modern probability theory. It shows how in the first thirty years of this century probability theory became a mathematical science. The author also traces the development of probabilistic concepts and theories in statistical and quantum physics. There are chapters dealing with chance phenomena, and current major mathematical theories, together with their foundational and philosophical problems. Among the theorists whose work is treated at some length are Kolmogorov, von Mises and de Finetti.

Author: Jan Von Plato
ISBN-10: 0521444039
ISBN-13: 9780521444033
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/28/1994
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d