Probability and Mathematical Genetics: Papers in Honour of Sir John Kingman: 378 (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, Series Number 378) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521145775 ISBN 13: 9780521145770

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Focussing on the work of Sir John Kingman, one of the world's leading researchers in probability and mathematical genetics, this book touches on the important areas of these subjects in the last 50 years. Leading authorities give a unique insight into a wide range of currently topical problems. Papers in probability concentrate on combinatorial and structural aspects, in particular exchangeability and regeneration. The Kingman coalescent links probability with mathematical genetics and is fundamental to the study of the latter. This has implications across the whole of genomic modelling including the Human Genome Project. Other papers in mathematical population genetics range from statistical aspects including heterogeneous clustering, to the assessment of molecular variability in cancer genomes. Further papers in statistics are concerned with empirical deconvolution, perfect simulation, and wavelets. This book will be warmly received by established experts as well as their students and others interested in the content.

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About the Authors

N. H. Bingham is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London.

C. M. Goldie is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Sussex.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521145775
• ISBN 13: 9780521145770
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 546
• Editor: Bingham N. H.