TY  - BOOK
AU  - Strzalko,Jaroslaw
AU  - Grabski,Juliusz
AU  - Perlikowski,Przemyslaw
AU  - Stefanski,Andrzej
AU  - Kapitaniak,Tomasz
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Dynamics of Gambling: Origins of Randomness in Mechanical Systems
T2  - Lecture Notes in Physics,
SN  - 9783642039607
AV  - QC19.2-20.85 
U1  - 530.1 23
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
KW  - Physics
KW  - Dynamics
KW  - Ergodic theory
KW  - Game theory
KW  - Mechanics
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Vibration
KW  - Dynamical systems
KW  - Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
KW  - Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control
KW  - Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory
KW  - Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
KW  - Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences
N1  - Introduction -- Predictability in deterministic and random dynamical systems -- Mechanical randomizers - history, type of games, how fair they are -- Dynamical models -- Simulation results -- Why are mechanical randomizers predictable? -- Why can mechanical randomizers approximate random processes?- Nature of randomness in mechanical systems
N2  - This monograph presents a concise discussion of the dynamics of mechanical randomizers (coin tossing, die throw and roulette). The authors derive the equations of motion, also describing collisions and body contacts. It is shown and emphasized that, from the dynamical point of view, outcomes are predictable, i.e. if an experienced player can reproduce initial conditions with a small finite uncertainty, there is a good chance that the desired final state will be obtained. Finally, readers learn why mechanical randomizers can approximate random processes and benefit from a discussion of the nature of randomness in mechanical systems. In summary, the book not only provides a general analysis of random effects in mechanical (engineering) systems, but addresses deep questions concerning the nature of randomness, and gives potentially useful tips for gamblers and the gaming industry
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03960-7
ER  -