{"product_id":"stochastic-approximation-9780521515924","title":"Stochastic Approximation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Vivek S. Borkar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Probability \u0026amp; Statistics - Stochastic Processes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis simple, compact toolkit for designing and analyzing stochastic approximation algorithms requires only a basic understanding of probability and differential equations. Although powerful, these algorithms have applications in control and communications engineering, artificial intelligence and economic modeling. Unique topics include finite-time behavior, multiple timescales and asynchronous implementation. There is a useful plethora of applications, each with concrete examples from engineering and economics. Notably it covers variants of stochastic gradient-based optimization schemes, fixed-point solvers, which are commonplace in learning algorithms for approximate dynamic programming, and some models of collective behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47813560238231,"sku":"9780521515924","price":8014.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521515924.webp?v=1778336821","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/stochastic-approximation-9780521515924","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}