Fast and accurate calculations for first-passage times in Wiener diffusion models

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 222-230

  Navarro, Daniel J ^a   Fuss, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffusion model; First passage times; Response time; Wiener processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650240175     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2009.02.003     Document Type: Note

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