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A discrete algebraic framework for stochastic systems which yield unique and exact solutions

Many physical systems exhibit random or stochastic components which shape or even drive their dynamic behavior. The stochastic models and equations describing such systems are typically assessed numerically, with a few exceptions allowing for a mathematically more rigorous treatment in the framework...

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Autor principal: Rudolph-Lilith, Michelle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6077118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30094363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00691
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description Many physical systems exhibit random or stochastic components which shape or even drive their dynamic behavior. The stochastic models and equations describing such systems are typically assessed numerically, with a few exceptions allowing for a mathematically more rigorous treatment in the framework of stochastic calculus. However, even if exact solutions can be obtained in special cases, some results remain ambiguous due to the analytical foundation on which this calculus rests. In this work, we set out to identify the conceptual problem which renders stochastic calculus ambiguous, and exemplify a discrete algebraic framework which, for all practical intents and purposes, not just yields unique and exact solutions, but might also be capable of providing solutions to a much wider class of stochastic models.
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spelling pubmed-60771182018-08-09 A discrete algebraic framework for stochastic systems which yield unique and exact solutions Rudolph-Lilith, Michelle Heliyon Article Many physical systems exhibit random or stochastic components which shape or even drive their dynamic behavior. The stochastic models and equations describing such systems are typically assessed numerically, with a few exceptions allowing for a mathematically more rigorous treatment in the framework of stochastic calculus. However, even if exact solutions can be obtained in special cases, some results remain ambiguous due to the analytical foundation on which this calculus rests. In this work, we set out to identify the conceptual problem which renders stochastic calculus ambiguous, and exemplify a discrete algebraic framework which, for all practical intents and purposes, not just yields unique and exact solutions, but might also be capable of providing solutions to a much wider class of stochastic models. Elsevier 2018-07-17 /pmc/articles/PMC6077118/ /pubmed/30094363 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00691 Text en © 2018 The Author http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6077118/
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