Stewart Ethier, Professor

Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, 155 S. 1400 E., JWB 233, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
On sabbatical 15 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.
- Visiting Professor and Fellow of the Korean Brainpool Program.
- Department of Statistics, Yeungnam University, 214-1 Daedong, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, South Korea.
- ethier@yu.ac.kr or ethier@math.utah.edu.
- Tel. +82 53-810-2931 from overseas. 053-810-2931 from Korea.

Recent work (arXived):

Limit theorems for Parrondo's paradox with Jiyeon Lee. Electronic Journal of Probability 14 (2009) 1827-1862.
A Markovian slot machine and Parrondo's paradox with Jiyeon Lee. Annals of Applied Probability 20 (2010) 1098-1125.
A world record in Atlantic City and the length of the shooter's hand at craps with Fred M. Hoppe. Mathematical Intelligencer 32 (2010) (4) 44-48.
A discrete dynamical system for the greedy strategy at collective Parrondo games with Jiyeon Lee. Dynamical Systems 26 (2011) 401-424.
Parrondo's paradox via redistribution of wealth with Jiyeon Lee. Electronic Journal of Probability 17 (2012) (20) 1-21.
Parrondo games with spatial dependence with Jiyeon Lee. Fluctuation and Noise Letters 11 (2012) to appear.
Parrondo games with spatial dependence and a related spin system with Jiyeon Lee. Submitted for publication.

Books:

Markov Processes: Characterization and Convergence with Thomas G. Kurtz (paperback edition), 2005.
Optimal Play: Mathematical Studies of Games and Gambling (edited with William R. Eadington), 2007.
Markov Processes and Related Topics: A Festschrift for Thomas G. Kurtz (edited with Jin Feng and Richard H. Stockbridge), 2008.
The Doctrine of Chances: Probabilistic Aspects of Gambling, 2010.

CV: Download here.

Recent classes:

Fall 2009 classes: Math 5040 (Stochastic Processes and Simulation I), Math 6040 (Mathematical Probability)
Spring 2010 classes: Math 5050 (Stochastic Processes and Simulation II), Math 5080 (Statistical Inference I)
Fall 2010 classes: Math 5010 (Introduction to Probability), Math 6010 (Linear Models)
Spring 2011 classes: Math 5750 (Topics in Applied Mathematics: Game Theory), Math 6020 (Multilinear Models)

An incomplete list of my mathematical ancestors (see Mathematics Genealogy Project for the full list):

T. G. Kurtz, J. L. McGregor, H. F. Bohnenblust, C. E. Hille, M. Riesz, L. Fejer, H. A. Schwarz, E. E. Kummer and K. T. W. Weierstrass, H. F. Scherk, F. W. Bessel and H. W. Brandes, C. F. Gauss.