Abstract

The description of the mechanical behavior of hard tissues by means of discrete models goes through various stages of analysis, which range from digital image processing to the specification of tissues physical properties to the discrete model. To achieve good results it is essential [...]

Abstract

The thesis deals with the design and mathematical analysis of reliable and accurate Monte Carlo methods in order to estimate the (very small) probability that a Markov process reaches a critical region of the state space before a deterministic final time. The underlying idea behind [...]