Published January 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

On the history of a stochastic ansatz for solving the transport equation

  • 1. Applied Modelling and Computational Group, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BP (United Kingdom)

Description

A very useful approximate tool for understanding the role of random material properties on solutions of the transport equation is described and its historical derivation given. The development of this stochastic tool, from its introduction by Randall, to its use in describing current problems involving dichotomic or pseudo-dichotomic Markov processes is discussed.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2009.10.004

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.anucene.2009.10.004;
PII
S0306-4549(09)00314-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 83-85
ISSN
0306-4549
CODEN
ANENDJ

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41074041
Subject category
S97: MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING;
Descriptors DEI
APPROXIMATIONS; MARKOV PROCESS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; RANDOMNESS; TRANSPORT THEORY
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES

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