Telegraph processes with random velocities

Journal of Applied Probability

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 665-678

  Stadje, W ^a   Zacks, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exact distribution; Hitting time; Integro differential equation; Random velocity; Telegraph process

Indexed keywords

EID: 10244261696     PISSN: 00219002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1239/jap/1091543417     Document Type: Article

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