A local limit theorem for random walks conditioned to stay positive

Probability Theory and Related Fields

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 508-530

  Caravenna, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b University of Paris VII LPSM partially supported by ERC Starting Grant 680275 MALIG   (France)

Author keywords

Fluctuation Theory; Local Limit Theorem; Random Walks; Renewal Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844610747     PISSN: 01788051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00440-005-0444-5     Document Type: Article

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