An explicit relationship between steady-state size distribution and breakage kernel for limited breakage processes

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 1997, Pages

  Kostoglou, M ^a   Karabelas, A J ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 0031582788     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/30/20/004     Document Type: Article

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