Spontaneous Phenomena. A Mathematical Analysis

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION, Pages vii-x
List of Symbols, Page xi
1 - The Problem, Pages 1-3
2 - Thoughts on Model Building, Pages 5-7
3 - On Stochastic Models, Pages 9-16
4 - Time Invariance, Pages 17-20
5 - Independence, Pages 21-22
6 - Intermezzo on the Binomial Distribution, Pages 23-25
7 - On the Physical Background to the Assumptions, Pages 27-28
8 - The Intensity, Pages 29-30
9 - Mathematics, at last!, Pages 31-37
10 - Confrontation with Reality, Pages 39-41
11 - Critique of the Mathematics, Pages 43-46
12 - Critique of the Physics, Pages 47-50
13 - Other Applications of the Model, Pages 51-52
14 - The Poisson Approximation to the Binomial Distribution, Pages 53-57
15 - Spatially Uniform Distribution, Point Processes, Pages 59-63
16 - A Detailed Analysis of Actual Observations, Pages 65-80
17 - The chi—square Test for Goodness of Fit, Pages 81-91
18 - The Historical Perspective, Pages 93-111
Exercises, Pages 113-140
Examples for Further Investigation, Pages 141-159
Programs, Pages 161-175
REFERENCES, Page 177
Index, Pages 179-182