A functional law of large numbers for Boltzmann type stochastic particle systems

Stochastic Analysis and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 591-636

  Wagner, Wolfgang ^a  

^a WEIERSTRASS INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ANALYSIS AND STOCHASTICS   (Germany)

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EID: 21444453847     PISSN: 07362994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07362999608809458     Document Type: Article

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