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OverviewProbability theory has become a convenient language and a useful tool in many areas of modern analysis. The main purpose of this book is to explore part of this connection concerning the relations between Brownian motion on a manifold and analytical aspects of differential geometry. A dominant theme of the book is the probabilistic interpretation of the curvature of a manifold. The book begins with a brief review of stochastic differential equations on Euclidean space. After presenting the basics of stochastic analysis on manifolds, the author introduces Brownian motion on a Riemannian manifold and studies the effect of curvature on its behavior. He then applies Brownian motion to geometric problems and vice versa, using many well-known examples, e.g., short-time behavior of the heat kernel on a manifold and probabilistic proofs of the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem and the Atiyah-Singer index theorem for Dirac operators. The book concludes with an introduction to stochastic analysis on the path space over a Riemannian manifold. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elton P. HsuPublisher: American Mathematical Society Imprint: American Mathematical Society Volume: No. 38 Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.732kg ISBN: 9780821808023ISBN 10: 0821808028 Pages: 273 Publication Date: 28 February 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Stochastic differential equations and diffusions Basic stochastic differential geometry Brownian motion on manifolds Brownian motion and heat kernel Short-time asymptotics Further applications Brownian motion and analytic index theorems Analysis on path spaces Notes and comments General notations Bibliography Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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