Stochastic processes determined by a general success-breeds-success principle

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 93-104

  Egghe, L ^a,b   Rousseau, R ^b,c  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c KIHWV   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Martingale; Stochastic process; Success Breeds Success; Time evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002852494     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-7177(96)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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