Stewart Ethier, Professor

Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, 155 S. 1400 E., JWB 233, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
ethier@math.utah.edu.
801-581-6148 (my office), 801-581-6851 (dept. office), 801-581-4148 (dept. fax).
Office hours: 2:00--2:50 MWF, JWB 119.

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) (1250004) 1-22.
Parrondo games with spatial dependence, II with Jiyeon Lee. Fluctuation and Noise Letters 11 (2012) (1250030) 1-18.
Parrondo games with spatial dependence and a related spin system with Jiyeon Lee, submitted.
Parrondo games with spatial dependence and a related spin system, II with Jiyeon Lee, submitted.
Counting toroidal binary arrays, submitted.

Books:

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

CV: Download here.

Spring 2013 classes:

Math 5050 (Stochastic Processes and Simulation II)
Math 5750 (Topics in Applied Mathematics: Game Theory)

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.