On limit reliability functions of large multi-state systems with ageing components

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volumn 121, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 313-361

  Kolowrocki, Krzysztof ^a  

^a GDYNIA MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Large systems; Limit theorems; Multistate systems; Reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035877119     PISSN: 00963003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0096-3003(00)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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