Preface |
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Modeling Solute Transport in Porous Media |
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1 | (26) |
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1 | (3) |
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Solute Transport in Porous Media |
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4 | (3) |
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Models of Hydrodynamic Dispersion |
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7 | (2) |
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Modeling Macroscopic Behavior |
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9 | (7) |
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Representative Elementary Volume |
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9 | (1) |
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Review of a Continuum Transport Model |
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10 | (6) |
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Measurements of Dispersivity |
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16 | (4) |
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20 | (3) |
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Transport in Heterogeneous Natural Formations |
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20 | (3) |
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Computational Modeling of Transport in Porous Media |
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23 | (4) |
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A Brief Review of Mathematical Background |
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27 | (42) |
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27 | (5) |
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Elementary Stochastic Calculus |
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32 | (1) |
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What is Stochastic Calculus? |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (3) |
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Convergence of Stochastic Processes |
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37 | (1) |
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Riemann and Stieltjes Integrals |
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38 | (1) |
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Brownian Motion and Wiener Processes |
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39 | (4) |
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Relationship between White Noise and Brownian Motion |
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43 | (1) |
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Relationships Among Properties of Brownian Motion |
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44 | (2) |
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Further Characteristics of Brownian Motion Realizations |
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46 | (3) |
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Generalized Brownian motion |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (4) |
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Stochastic Chain Rule (Ito Formula) |
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53 | (14) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (3) |
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58 | (4) |
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62 | (2) |
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Ito Formula for Functions of Two Variables |
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64 | (3) |
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Stochastic Population Dynamics |
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67 | (2) |
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Computer Simulation of Brownian Motion and Ito Processes |
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69 | (14) |
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69 | (1) |
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A Standard Wiener Process Simulation |
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69 | (4) |
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Simulation of Ito Integral and Ito Processes |
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73 | (5) |
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Simulation of Stochastic Population Growth |
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78 | (5) |
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Solving Stochastic Differential Equations |
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83 | (10) |
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83 | (1) |
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General Form of Stochastic Differential Equations |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (5) |
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Solution to the General Linear SDE |
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90 | (3) |
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Potential Theory Approach to SDEs |
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93 | (18) |
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93 | (3) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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Applications of the Dynkin Formula |
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100 | (2) |
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Extracting Statistical Quantities from Dynkin's Formula |
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102 | (7) |
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What is the probability to reach a population value K? |
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103 | (1) |
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What is the expected time to reach a value K? |
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104 | (2) |
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What is the Expected Population at a Time t? |
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106 | (3) |
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The Probability Distribution of Population Realizations |
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109 | (2) |
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Stochastic Modeling of the Velocity |
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111 | (16) |
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111 | (2) |
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Spectral Expansion of Wiener Processes in Time and in Space |
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113 | (4) |
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Solving the Covariance Eigenvalue Equation |
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117 | (3) |
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Extension to Multiple Dimensions |
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120 | (1) |
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Scalar Stochastic Processes in Multiple Dimensions |
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120 | (4) |
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Vector Stochastic Processes in Multiple Dimensions |
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124 | (1) |
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Simulation of Stochastic Flow in 1 and 2 Dimensions |
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125 | (2) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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Applying Potential Theory Modeling to Solute Dispersion |
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127 | (42) |
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127 | (5) |
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Integral Formulation of Solute Mass Conservation |
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132 | (7) |
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Stochastic Transport in a Constant Flow Velocity |
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139 | (10) |
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Stochastic Transport in a Flow with a Velocity Gradient |
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149 | (4) |
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Standard Solution of the Generator Equation |
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153 | (3) |
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Alternate Solution of the Generator Equation |
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156 | (5) |
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Evolution of a Gaussian Concentration Profile |
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161 | (8) |
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A Stochastic Computational Model for Solute Transport in Porous Media |
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169 | (36) |
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169 | (1) |
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Development of a Stochastic Model |
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170 | (6) |
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Covariance Kernel for Velocity |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (4) |
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177 | (3) |
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The Behavior of the Model |
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180 | (1) |
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Computational Investigation |
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181 | (8) |
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Hypotheses Related to Variance and Correlation Length |
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189 | (3) |
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192 | (1) |
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Validation of One Dimensional SSTM |
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193 | (11) |
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Lincoln University Experimental Aquifers |
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194 | (1) |
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Methodology of Validation |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (8) |
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204 | (1) |
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Solving the Eigenvalue Problem for a Covariance Kernel with Variable Correlation Length |
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205 | (14) |
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205 | (3) |
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208 | (4) |
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212 | (5) |
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217 | (2) |
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A Stochastic Inverse Method to Estimate Parameters in Groundwater Models |
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219 | (14) |
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219 | (1) |
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System Dynamics with Noise |
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220 | (5) |
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222 | (3) |
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Applications in Groundwater Models |
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225 | (6) |
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Estimation Related to One Parameter Case |
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225 | (4) |
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Estimation Related to Two Parameter Case |
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229 | (1) |
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Investigation of the Methods |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
References |
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233 | (4) |
Index |
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