Systems in Stochastic Equilibrium

by Peter Whittle

Systems in Stochastic Equilibrium presents a study of Statistical Equilibrium in systems of interacting components. The central theory of the work is the interaction known as weak coupling, which can be applied to models in both scientific and socio-economic fields. The author has included much new material on subjects such as weak coupling, partial balance and insensitivity, polymerisation, ecological competition and role- adaption in interaction models. Other topics covered include the relation of spatial processes to equilibrium concepts, reversibility and its variants, and the use of convex analysis to clarify the extremal criteria which characterise statistical equilibria.

470 pages, Hardcover

First published June 4, 1986