Date of Award
1977
Degree Type
Report
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Committee Chair(s)
Michael P. Weill
Committee
Michael P. Weill
Abstract
Differential equations have been used to model physical systems, but in many processes this has not been sufficient due to the presence of random occurrences in the system. One method of dealing with this problem is to model the system as a stochastic or random process.
A stochastic process, x, is a function mapping the product of a probability space, Ω, and a subset of the real numbers, TcR, into the real numbers, x: Ω*T→R. In many physical situations, T can be thought of as representing time and Ω as all possible outcomes of the process. For a fixed t ∈T, xt(·) is a random variable, and for a fixed ωƐΩ, x (ω) is called a sample function for the stochastic process. (For notational convenience, a stochastic process xt(ω) will be denoted by xt, the outcome, ω, being understood.)
Recommended Citation
Knipfer, Diane, "Stochastic Integration" (1977). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 1172.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1172
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