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Infinite dams with discrete additive inputs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

M. S. Ali Khan
M. S. Ali Khan*
Affiliation:
University of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

This paper considers an infinite dam fed by a discrete input Xt during the time interval [t, t + 1), t = 0, 1, 2, ···. At time t – 0 there is an output Yt = min(Zt–1, + Xt–1, r) from the dam leaving behind the amount Zt = max(0, Zt–1, + Xt–1, r). The probability Pr(Zt = i), i = 0, 1, 2, ··· is discussed under the strict assumption that r > 1 and the given initial condition that Z0 = u, u = 1, 2, ···. The generating function technique has been used throughout the paper.

Keywords

INFINITE DAMADDITIVE INPUTGENERATING FUNCTIONCHARACTERISTIC EQUATIONCHARACTERISTIC ROOTS
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , March 1977 , pp. 170 - 180
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1977 

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