Smoluchowski's coagulation equation: Uniqueness, nonuniqueness and a hydrodynamic limit for the stochastic coalescent

Annals of Applied Probability

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 78-109

  Norris, James R ^a,b  

^a Statistical Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b Statistical Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic limit; Smoluchowski's coagulation equation; Stochastic coalescent

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033440601     PISSN: 10505164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/aoap/1029962598     Document Type: Article

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