Extremal probabilities for Gaussian quadratic forms

Probability Theory and Related Fields

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 184-202

  Székely, Gàbor J ^a,b   Bakirov, Nail K ^c  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0038648310     PISSN: 01788051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00440-003-0262-6     Document Type: Article

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