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Limit theorems for general shock models with infinite mean intershock times

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Kevin K. Anderson*
Affiliation:
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

Abstract

A general shock model in which the time intervals between shocks have infinite expectation is considered. Limit theorems for the first time the magnitude of a shock exceeds a and the historical maximum magnitude are given.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1987 

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