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Asymptotic absorption probabilities for a Poisson process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

S. Gallot*
Affiliation:
University of Manchester

Extract

An expression is found (Theorem 1) for the probability that a sample function of a Poisson process never exceeds some given function and some examples are given.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 

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