An elementary proof of the hitting time theorem

American Mathematical Monthly

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 753-756

  Van Der Hofstad, Remco ^a   Keane, Michael ^b,c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

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EID: 55249102430     PISSN: 00029890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029890.2008.11920588     Document Type: Article

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