Physicists and mathematicians assemble results about first-passage phenomena from scattered sources into a single volume to introduce scientists to the field. The topics include first-passage phenomena on finite inhomogeneous networks, first-passage behavior of multi-dimensional fractional Brownian motion and applications to reactor phenomena, the effect of detection mechanism on spatial search and foraging, transport and first-passage time problems with application to cold atoms in optical traps, and efficient Monte Carlo methods for simulating diffusion-reaction processes in complex systems. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
The book contains review articles on recent advances in first-passage phenomena and applications contributed by leading international experts. It is intended for graduate students and researchers who are interested in learning about this intriguing and important topic.