Convergence of Markov chain approximations to stochastic reaction-diffusion equations

Annals of Applied Probability

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1039-1070

  Kouritzin, Michael A ^a   Long, Hongwei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annealed law of large numbers; Markov chains; Poisson processes; Quenched law of large numbers; Stochastic reaction diffusion equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036389859     PISSN: 10505164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/aoap/1031863180     Document Type: Article

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