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Convolution mixtures of infinitely divisible distributions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

John T. Kent
John T. Kent
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University of Leeds
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Abstract

A great deal is known about infinitely divisible distributions on [0, ∞). In this paper, a simple mapping which can be used to extend this information to more general convolution algebras is examined. Some examples are given where this approach has proved fruitful.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 90 , Issue 1 , July 1981 , pp. 141 - 153
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1981

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