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A remark on the time constant in first-passage percolation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Yves Derriennic*
Affiliation:
Université de Bretagne Occidentale
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Postal address: Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Département de Mathematiques et Informatique, 6, Avenue Victor le Gorgeu, 29283 Brest Cedex, France.
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Abstract

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It is possible to deduce some information about the time constant μ without using Wierman and Reh's (1978) renewal theorem.

Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1983 

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