Hyperbolic Dynamics and Brownian Motion: An Introduction

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Jacques Franchi (, Professor of Mathematics, Université de Strasbourg) Yves Le Jan (, Professor of Mathematics, Université Paris Sud (Orsay) and Institut Universitaire de France)

Hyperbolic Dynamics and Brownian Motion

An Introduction

Jacques Franchi (, Professor of Mathematics, Université de Strasbourg), Yves Le Jan (, Professor of Mathematics, Université Paris Sud (Orsay) and Institut Universitaire de France)

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English

Oxford University Press
27 September 2012

Non-Euclidean geometry; Stochastics; Relativity physics; Mathematical physics

Series: Oxford Mathematical Monographs

Hyperbolic Dynamics and Brownian Motion illustrates the interplay between distinct domains of mathematics. There is no assumption that the reader is a specialist in any of these domains: only basic knowledge of linear algebra, calculus and probability theory is required. The content can be summarized in three ways:

Firstly, this book provides an introduction to hyperbolic geometry, based on the Lorentz group. The Lorentz group plays, in relativistic space-time, a role analogue to the rotations in Euclidean space. The hyperbolic geometry is the geometry of the unit pseudo-sphere. The boundary of the hyperbolic space is defined as the set of light rays. Special attention is given to the geodesic and horocyclic flows. Hyperbolic geometry is presented via special relativity to benefit from the physical intuition.

Secondly, this book introduces basic notions of stochastic analysis: the Wiener process, Itô's stochastic integral, and calculus. This introduction allows study in linear stochastic differential equations on groups of matrices.

In this way the spherical and hyperbolic Brownian motions, diffusions on the stable leaves, and the relativistic diffusion are constructed. Thirdly, quotients of the hyperbolic space under a discrete group of isometries are introduced. In this framework some elements of hyperbolic dynamics are presented, as the ergodicity of the geodesic and horocyclic flows. This book culminates with an analysis of the chaotic behaviour of the geodesic flow, performed using stochastic analysis methods. This main result is known as Sinai's central limit theorem.

By: Jacques Franchi ( Professor of Mathematics Université de Strasbourg), Yves Le Jan (, Professor of Mathematics, Université Paris Sud (Orsay) and Institut Universitaire de France)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199654109
ISBN 10: 0199654107
Series: Oxford Mathematical Monographs
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 27 September 2012
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Jacques Franchi has been Professor of Mathematics at the University of Strasbourg (France) since 2000. He completed his PhD thesis in 1987, and the ""Habilitation a` diriger des recherches "" in 1996, both at the University Paris 6. He has written a series of articles, in probability theory and related areas, including general relativity. Yves Le Jan is a professor at the University Paris-Sud of Orsay (France) and a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France. He gave an invited talk on Probability at the ICM held in 1996 in Madrid and the Doob lecture in the 8th World Congress in Probability and Statistics held in 2012 in Istanbul."