A note on integrals for birth-death processes.

V T Stefanov; S Wang

doi:10.1016/s0025-5564(00)00046-8

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A note on integrals for birth-death processes.

V T Stefanov·S Wang

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Abstract

A general integral for birth-death Markov processes is considered. A closed form expression is provided for its expected value in terms of the birth and death rates. A simple route for numerical evaluation of its variance is also suggested.

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V T Stefanov, S Wang. 2000. A note on integrals for birth-death processes.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0025-5564(00)00046-8

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