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Birth and death processes in randomly fluctuating environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

Kanji Ichihara*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, Kansai University, Suita-shi, Osaka 565-8680, Japan, kchihara@ipcku.kansai-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

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A birth and death process in a time-dependent random environment is introduced. We will discuss the recurrence and transience properties for the process.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Editorial Board of Nagoya Mathematical Journal 2002

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