Approximate probability distributions for stochastic systems: Maximum entropy method

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 168, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 91-111

  Sobczyk, K ^a   Trebicki J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHOD; STOCHASTIC NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS;

STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033528039     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(98)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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