The role of signature and symmetrization for systems with non-exchangeable components

Advances in Mathematical Modeling for Reliability

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 138-148

  Spizzichino, Fabio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exchangeability; Permutations of components; Right hand and left hand cosets; Signature; Symmetries of a system; Well designed systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880184770     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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