Reliability is a New Science

Gnedenko Was Right
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-86171-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 265 g

This work illustrates research conducted over a ten-year timespan and addresses a fundamental issue in reliability theory. This still appears to be an empirically disorganized field and the book suggests employing a deductive base in order to evolve reliability as a science. The study is in line with the fundamental work by Gnedenko.

Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko (1912 – 1995) was a Soviet mathematician who made significant contributions in various scientific areas. His name is especially associated with studies of dependability, for which he is often recognized as the 'father' of reliability theory.  In the last few decades, this area has expanded in new directions such as safety, security, risk analysis and other fields, yet the book ‘Mathematical Methods in Reliability Theory’ written by Gnedenko with Alexander Soloviev and Yuri Bélyaev still towers as a pillar of the reliability sector’s configuration and identity.

The present book proceeds in the direction opened by the cultural project of the Russian authors; in particular it identifies different trends in the hazard rate functions by means of deductive logic and demonstrations. Further, it arrives at multiple results by means of the entropy function, an original mathematical tool in the reliability domain. As such, it will greatly benefit all specialists in the field who are interested in unconventional solutions.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rocchi, Paolo

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Versicherungswirtschaft
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Mathematische Statistik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Background and Motivation. - 2 Old and Novel Tools for the Calculus of the Hazard Rate.- 3  How Systems Break Down. - 4  Constant Decline.- 5  Random Factors.-  6 Accelerated Decline.-  7 When the Premises are Untrue.- 8 Ideal Hazard Rate 9. Properties of Repairable Systems.- 10. Conclusive Remarks and Comments.- Appendix A  History of Reliability in Literature.- Appendix B  Two Sided Estimates of Rate Convergence in Limit Theorem for Minimums of Random Variables.- Appendix C  Mortality Plateau.

Über Autor(innen)

Prof. Paolo Rocchi has been recognized as an Emeritus Docent at IBM for his achievements, and is also an Adjunct Professor at Luiss University of Rome. He is still active in various areas of research, including information theory, probability theory, computer science education, and software engineering. Rocchi is no stranger to groundbreaking proposals, having authored over one hundred and thirty works including a dozen volumes.