Numerical treatment of homogeneous semi-Markov processes in transient case-a straightforward approach

Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-246

  Corradi, Gianfranco ^a   Janssen, Jacques ^b   Manca, Raimondo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CESIAF

Author keywords

Algorithms; Integral equations; Numerical methods; Semi Markov processes; Social insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244442700     PISSN: 13875841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MCAP.0000017715.28371.85     Document Type: Article

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