Central limit theorem for Maxwellian molecules and truncation of the Wild expansion

Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 370-397

  Carlen, E A ^a   Carvalho, M C ^b   Gabetta, E ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034424120     PISSN: 00103640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0312(200003)53:3<370::AID-CPA4>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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