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In a similar spirit to the probabilistic generalization of Taylor's theorem by Massey and Whitt [13], we give a probabilistic analogue of the mean value theorem. The latter is shown to be useful in various contexts of reliability theory. In particular, we provide various applications to the evaluation of the mean total profits of devices having random lifetimes, to the mean total-time-on-test at an arbitrary order statistic of a random sample of lifetimes, and to the mean maintenance cost for the second room of queueing systems in steady state characterized by two serial waiting rooms.

At times n = 0, 1, 2, · · · a Poisson number of particles enter each state of a countable state space. The particles then move independently according to the transition law of a Markov chain, until their death which occurs at a random time. Several limit theorems are then proved for various functionals of this infinite particle system. In particular, laws of large numbers and central limit theorems are proved.

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A probabilistic analogue of the mean value theorem and its applications to reliability theory

An infinite particle system with continual input and random death

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A probabilistic analogue of the mean value theorem and its applications to reliability theory

An infinite particle system with continual input and random death