This is the third edition of a popular UK textbook on stochastic processes. It has been updated with a new chapter on diffusion processes and Brownian motion, has extended material on birth and death processes and epidemics, plus new references throughout. The examples and exercises have all been expanded and improved.
Peter W. Jones is a professor and Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at Keele University in Staffordshire, UK.
Peter Smith is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Computing and Mathematics at Keele University in Staffordshire, UK.