Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition< BR id='CRLF'>Preface to the second edition
Abbreviated refe rences
I. Stochastic variables
II. Random even ts
III. Stochastic processes
IV. Markov proces ses
V. The master equation
VI. One-step proces ses
VII. Chemical reactions
VIII. The Fokker-P lanck equation
IX. The Langevin approach
X. Th e expansion of the master equation
XI. The diffusion typeXII. First-passage problems
XIII. Unstable syst ems
XIV. Fluctuations in continuous systems
XV . The statistics of jump events
XVI. Stochastic differentia l equations
XVII. Stochastic behavior of quantum systems
Subject Index