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On the time spent above a level by Brownian motion with negative drift

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

J.-P. Imhof*
Affiliation:
University of Geneva
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Postal address: Section de Mathématiques, Université de Genève 2–4, rue du Lièvre, Case Postale 240, 1211 Genève 24, Switzerland.
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Abstract

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Limit theorems of Berman involve the total time spent by Brownian motion with negative drift above a fixed or exponentially distributed negative level. We give explicitly the probability densities and distribution functions, obtained via an equivalence of laws.

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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1986 

References

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