Convex and star-shaped sets associated with multivariate stable distributions, I: Moments and densities

Journal of Multivariate Analysis

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2195-2213

  Molchanov, Ilya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Convex body; Fourier transform; Generalised function; Multivariate stable distribution; Spectral measure; Star body; Support function; Zonoid

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249106722     PISSN: 0047259X     EISSN: 10957243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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