The principle of preservation of probability and the generalized density evolution equation

Structural Safety

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-77

  Li, Jie ^a   Chen, Jianbing ^a  

^a Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

Generalized density evolution equation; Liouville equation; Probability density evolution method; Stochastic dynamical systems; The principle of preservation of probability

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM VARIABLES; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

FINITE RANDOM VARIABLE; GENERALIZED DENSITY EVOLUTION EQUATION; LIOUVILLE EQUATION; STOCHASTIC DYNAMICAL SYSTEM;

DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM VARIABLES; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 34548506258     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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