Probability in Physics: An Introductory Guide

By Andy Lawrence

Part I: The Basics.- Randomness and Probability.- Distributions, Moments, and Errors.- Part II: Frequency Distributions in the Physical World.- Counting the Ways: Arrangements and Subsets.- Counting Statistics: Binomial and Poisson Distributions.- Combining Many Factors: The Gaussian Distribution.- Distributions Arising from Random Processes in Time.- Part III: Probabilistic Inference: Reasoning in the Presence of Uncertainty.- Hypothesis Testing.- Parameter Estimation.- Inference With Two Variables: Correlation Testing and Line Fitting.- Model Fitting.- Part IV: Selected Topics.- Information, Uncertainty, and Surprise.- Erratic Time Series.- Probability in Quantum Physics.- Entropy, Complexity, and the Arrow of Time.- Solutions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030045420
• ISBN13: 9783030045425
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"