Analytical Methods in Applied Probability : In Memory of Fridrikh Karpelevich

This volume is dedicated to F.I. Karpelevich, a distinguished Russian mathematician who made important contributions to applied probability theory. The book contains papers focusing on several areas of applied probability and its uses in modern industrial processes, telecommunications, computing, mathematical economics, and finance. It opens with a review of Karpelevich's contributions to applied probability theory and includes a bibliography of his works. Other articles discuss queueing network theory, in particular, in heavy traffic approximation (fluid models). It should be suitable for graduate students, theoretical and applied probabilists, computer scientists, and engineers.