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Some aspects of the Smoluchowski process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Philip McDunnough
Philip McDunnough*
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University of Toronto
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Abstract

This article deals with the generalized Smoluchowski process, {n(t), t ≧ 0}, defined by the temporal fluctuating of the numbers of randomly moving particles contained in m < ∞ disjoint regions of space. The relationship of the Smoluchowski process {n(t), t ≧ 0} to the emigration–immigration process is discussed and conditions for their equivalence are presented.

Keywords

PARTICLE FLUCTUATIONBIRTH AND DEATH PROCESSSTATISTICAL PHYSICS
Type
Research Papers
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , December 1978 , pp. 663 - 674
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1978 

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