Random Fields on a Network Modelling, Statistics, and Applications

The theory of spatial models over lattices, or random fields as they are known, has developed significantly over recent years. This book provides a graduate-level introduction to the subject which assumes only a basic knowledge of probability and statistics, finite Markov chains, and the spectral theory of second-order processes. A particular strength of this book is its emphasis on examples - both to motivate the theory which is being developed, and to demonstrate the applications which range from statistical mechanics to image analysis and from statistics to stochastic algorithms.Guyon, Xavier is the author of 'Random Fields on a Network Modelling, Statistics, and Applications' with ISBN 9780387944289 and ISBN 0387944281.