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A note on the Ehrenfest multiurn model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Norman C. Severo
Norman C. Severo*
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State University of New York at Buffalo
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Denote by SN,r the set of r-tuples n having non-negative integer components summing to N, and by ei the r-tuple having a one in the ith position and zeros elsewhere. For m and n belonging to SN r, we let P(n, t|m, s) represent the transition probability of moving from state m at time s to state n at time t. Bartlett's conservative process [1] assumes that for n–ei + ej and n ∈ SN,r and Δt > 0 where the λij(t) are non-negative continuous functions of t.

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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , August 1970 , pp. 444 - 445
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1970 

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