Aspects of stochastic control and switching: from Parrondo’s games to electrical circuits.
Date
2009
Authors
Allison, Andrew Gordon
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Abbott, Derek
Pearce, Charles Edward Miller
Pearce, Charles Edward Miller
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Thesis
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Abstract
The first half of this thesis deals with the line of thought that leads to the development
of discrete games of chance as models in statistical physics, with an emphasis on analysis
of Parrondo’s games.
The second half of the thesis is concerned with applying discrete games of chance to the
modelling of other phenomena in the discipline of electrical engineering. The important
features being the element of switching that is implicit in discrete games of chance
and the element of uncertainty, introduced by the random aspect of discrete games of
chance.
School/Discipline
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Dissertation Note
Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Adelaide, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2009
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Copyright material removed from digital thesis. See print copy in University of Adelaide Library for full text.