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Cumulative shock models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Allan Gut*
Affiliation:
Uppsala University
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Postal address: Uppsala University, Department of Mathematics, Thunbergsvägen 3, S-752 38 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Abstract

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We show that a theory for stopped two-dimensional random walks is well suited to describe cumulative shock models. Limit theorems for the lifetime/failure time of a system are provided.

Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1990 

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