{"product_id":"queueing-theory-a-linear-algebraic-approach-9781441923868","title":"Queueing Theory: A Linear Algebraic Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lester Lipsky\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Operations Research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueueing Theory deals with systems where there is contention for \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eresources, but the demands are only known probabilistically. This book can \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ebe considered as either a monograph or a textbook on the subject, and thus \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eis aimed at two audiences. It can be useful for those who already know \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003equeueing theory, but would like to know more about the linear algebraic approach. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt can also be used as a textbook in a first course on queueing theory for \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003estudents who feel more comfortable with matrices and algebraic arguments than \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewith probability theory. The equations are well-suited to easy computation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text has much discussion on how various properties can be computed using any \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elanguage that has built-in matrix operations (e.g., MATLAB, Mathematica, Maple). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo help with physical insight, there are over 80 figures, numerous examples, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand many exercises distributed throughout the book. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are over 50 books on queueing theory that are available today and \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003emost practitioners have several of them on their shelves. Because of its \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eunusual approach, this book would be an excellent addition. It would also \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003emake a good supplement where another book was selected as the primary text \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor a course in system performance modelling. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis second edition has been greatly expanded and updated thoughout, including \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea new chapter on semi-Markov processes and new material on representations \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof distributions. In particular, there is much discussion of power-tailed \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003edistributions and their effects on queues. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLester Lipsky is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngineering at the University of Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45274860322967,"sku":"9781441923868","price":3672.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781441923868.webp?v=1769281155","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/queueing-theory-a-linear-algebraic-approach-9781441923868","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}