Two renewal theorems for general random walks tending to infinity

Probability Theory and Related Fields

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-38

  Kesten, Harry ^a   Maller, R A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0003334918     PISSN: 01788051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004400050056     Document Type: Article

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