Some applications of the method of the characteristic event

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Some applications of the method of the characteristic event Main, Robert Frazee

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A method of integrating over difficult sets in Eⁿ by replacing the characteristic function of the set with a discontinuous integral has been used by Markov, Chandrasekhar, Melzak, and others. This thesis employs this method in some problems arising from random walks. A discussion of the difficulties encountered and suggestions for further study are included.

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Title	Some applications of the method of the characteristic event
Creator	Main, Robert Frazee
Publisher	University of British Columbia
Date Issued	1973
Description	A method of integrating over difficult sets in Eⁿ by replacing the characteristic function of the set with a discontinuous integral has been used by Markov, Chandrasekhar, Melzak, and others. This thesis employs this method in some problems arising from random walks. A discussion of the difficulties encountered and suggestions for further study are included.
Genre	Thesis/Dissertation
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2011-03-23
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
DOI	10.14288/1.0080449
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32772
Degree	Master of Science - MSc
Program	Mathematics
Affiliation	Science, Faculty of; Mathematics, Department of
Degree Grantor	University of British Columbia
Campus	UBCV
Scholarly Level	Graduate
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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