Noise and Fluctuations: An Introduction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486450292)

An understanding of fluctuations and their role is both useful and fundamental to the study of physics. This concise study of random processes offers graduate students and research physicists a survey that encompasses both the relationship of Brownian Movement with statistical mechanics and the problem of irreversible processes. It outlines the basics of the physics involved, without the strictures of mathematical rigor.
The three-part treatment starts with a general survey of Brownian Movement, including electrical Brownian Movement and "shot-noise," Part two explores correlation, frequency spectrum, and distribution function, with particular focus on application to Brownian Movement. The final section examines noise in electric currents, including noise in vacuum tubes and a random rectangular current. Frequent footnotes amplify the text, along with an extensive selection of Appendixes.

Author: D. K. C. MacDonald
ISBN-10: 0486450295
ISBN-13: 9780486450292
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2006
Pages: 130
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 8.06h x 7.94w x 0.26d