Ageing first-passage times of Markov processes: A matrix approach

Journal of Applied Probability

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Li, Haijun ^a   Shaked, Moshe ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Convex transition matrix; First passage times; Life distributions; Monotone transition matrix; Reliability theory; Stochastic monotonicity

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; MARKOV PROCESSES; RELIABILITY THEORY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONVEX TRANSITION MATRIX; LIFE DISTRIBUTION; MONOTONE TRANSITION MATRIX; STOCHASTIC MONOTONICITY;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 0031082734     PISSN: 00219002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021900200100646     Document Type: Article

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