Estimating diffusion coefficients from count data: Einstein-smoluchowski theory revisited

Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 667-679

  Bingham, N H ^a   Dunham, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campbell's theorem; Coverage process; Diffusion; Einstein smoluchowski process; Infinite server queue; Regenerative phenomenon

Indexed keywords

EID: 9844260058     PISSN: 00203157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003214209227     Document Type: Article

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