Journal: Journal of Applied Probability

Found 465 papers in total
Stochastic orders based on ratios of Laplace transforms
Stochastic orders based on ratios of Laplace transforms
1997,
The purpose of this paper is to study two notions of stochastic comparisons of...
Stochastic comparisons of random minima and maxima
Stochastic comparisons of random minima and maxima
1997,
Let X 1 , X 2 … be a sequence of independent random variables and let N be a...
Strong convergence of proportions in a multicolor Pólya urn
Strong convergence of proportions in a multicolor Pólya urn
1997,
We prove strong convergence of the proportions U n / T n of balls in a multitype...
Moment inequalities for sums of DMRL random variables
Moment inequalities for sums of DMRL random variables
1997,
Some moment inequalities are known to be valid for non-parametric lifetime...
Duration of a secretary problem
Duration of a secretary problem
1997,
The distribution of the number of items drawn in a secretary problem, with an order s...
Stochastic comparisons for fork-join queues with exponential processing times
Stochastic comparisons for fork-join queues with exponential processing times
1997,
Consider a fork-join queue, where each job upon arrival splits into k tasks and each...
A perpetuity and the M/M/∞ ranked server system
A perpetuity and the M/M/∞ ranked server system
1997,
We relate the equilibrium size of an M/M/ ∞ type queue having an intermittent...
Monotonicity results for MR/GI/1 queues
Monotonicity results for MR/GI/1 queues
1997,
This paper considers queues with a Markov renewal arrival process and a particular...
Reliability analysis of M/G/1 queueing systems with server breakdowns and vacations
Reliability analysis of M/G/1 queueing systems with server breakdowns and vacations
1997,
This note introduces reliability issues to the analysis of queueing systems. We...
Continuity and convergence of the percolation function in continuum percolation
Continuity and convergence of the percolation function in continuum percolation
1997,
We consider a percolation model on the d -dimensional Euclidean space ( d ≧ 2)...
A unique representation theorem for the conditional expectation of stationary processes and application to dynamic estimation problems
A unique representation theorem for the conditional expectation of stationary processes and application to dynamic estimation problems
1997,
In this paper, multivariate strict sense stationary stochastic processes are...
On the second Borel–Cantelli lemma for strongly mixing sequences of events
On the second Borel–Cantelli lemma for strongly mixing sequences of events
1997,
Assume a given sequence of events to be strongly mixing at a polynomial or exponential...
Laplace transforms and the renewal equation
Laplace transforms and the renewal equation
1997,
Vinogradov used the Laplace transform to characterize the IFR class of life...
Fixation in bisexual models with variable population sizes
Fixation in bisexual models with variable population sizes
1997,
A general exchangeable bisexual model with variable population sizes is introduced....
Stochastic storage networks: Stationarity and the feedforward case
Stochastic storage networks: Stationarity and the feedforward case
1997,
We show that for a certain storage network the backward content process is increasing,...
Comparison of system reliability functions under laboratory and common operating environments
Comparison of system reliability functions under laboratory and common operating environments
1997,
We compare R 1 ( t ), the reliability function of a redundant m -of- n system...
A proof of the persistence criterion for a class of superprocesses
A proof of the persistence criterion for a class of superprocesses
1997,
Gorostiza and Wakolbinger, and Dawson and Perkins established the same persistence...
Search models
Search models
1992,
Mathematical models have been proposed for oil exploration and other kinds of search....
A class of bandit problems yielding myopic optimal strategies
A class of bandit problems yielding myopic optimal strategies
1992,
The authors consider the class of bandit problems in which each of the n≥2...
The Wiener process between a reflecting and an absorbing barrier
The Wiener process between a reflecting and an absorbing barrier
1992,
The paper considers a Wiener process between a reflecting and an absorbing barrier and...
Work-modulated queues with applications to storage processes
Work-modulated queues with applications to storage processes
1992,
The authors study two FIFO single-server queueing models in which both the arrival and...
Stabilities and instabilities in population dynamics
Stabilities and instabilities in population dynamics
1992,
Stability in population size is illusory: populations left to themselves either grow...
Convex hulls of selected subjects of a Poisson process
Convex hulls of selected subjects of a Poisson process
1992,
This paper considers sets of points from a Poisson process in the plane, chosen to be...
Expected size distributions in models of group dynamics
Expected size distributions in models of group dynamics
1993,
This paper considers several models for biological processes in which animate...
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