A Gaussian kinematic formula

Annals of Probability

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 122-158

  Taylor, Jonathan E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Euler characteristic; Excursions; Gaussian processes; Manifolds; Random fields; Riemannian geometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644944828     PISSN: 00911798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/009117905000000594     Document Type: Article

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