Determination of the spectral index of ergodicity of a birth-and-death process

Ukrainian Mathematical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1018-1028

  Kartashov, N V ^a  

^a TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

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EID: 34548019314     PISSN: 00415995     EISSN: 15739376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005269414915     Document Type: Article

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