Recursive algorithms, urn processes and chaining number of chain recurrent sets

Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-87

  Benaïm, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

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EID: 0040249270     PISSN: 01433857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143385798097557     Document Type: Article

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