Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 Large deviations: basic results; 2 Small random perturbations of dynamical systems. Basic estimates of Freidlin and Wentzell; 3 Large deviations and statistical mechanics; 4 Metastability. General description. Curie-Weiss model. Contact process; 5 Metastability. Models of Freidlin and Wentzell; 6 Reversible Markov chains in the Freidlin-Wentzell regime; 7 Metastable behaviour for lattice spin models at low temperature; REFERENCES; Index
Summary
The book provides a general introduction to the theory of large deviations and a wide overview of the metastable behaviour of stochastic dynamics. Written to be accessible to graduate students, this book provides an excellent route into contemporary research
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-506) and index
