Random flights in higher spaces

Journal of Theoretical Probability

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 769-806

  Orsingher, E ^a   De Gregorio, A ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bessel functions; Hypergeometric functions; Hyperspherical coordinates; Legendre functions; Random flights; Stirling's formula; Uniform distribution on hyperspheres

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548973883     PISSN: 08949840     EISSN: 15729230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10959-007-0093-y     Document Type: Article

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