Notation |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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1 | (26) |
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1.1 One-dimensional stable distributions |
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1 | (3) |
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1.2 Characteristic exponent of a one-dimensional stable law |
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4 | (5) |
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9 | (2) |
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1.4 Normalised one-dimensional stable distributions |
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11 | (2) |
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1.5 Distributional identities |
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13 | (7) |
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1.6 Stable distributions in higher dimensions |
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20 | (5) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (31) |
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2.1 Levy-Ito decomposition |
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27 | (3) |
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30 | (1) |
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2.3 Path variation and asymmetry |
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31 | (3) |
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2.4 Feller and strong Markov property |
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34 | (1) |
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2.5 Infinitesimal generator |
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35 | (1) |
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2.6 Drifting and oscillating |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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2.8 Exponential change of measure |
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37 | (2) |
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2.9 Donsker-type convergence |
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39 | (1) |
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2.10 Transience and recurrence |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (2) |
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2.13 Regularity of the half-line |
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44 | (1) |
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2.14 Excursions and the Wiener-Hopf factorisation |
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44 | (4) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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2.17 First passage problems |
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49 | (5) |
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2.18 Levy processes in higher dimensions |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (20) |
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3.1 One-dimensional stable processes |
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58 | (2) |
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3.2 Normalised one-dimensional stable processes |
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60 | (2) |
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3.3 Path variation, asymmetry and moments |
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62 | (2) |
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3.4 Path properties in one dimension |
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64 | (2) |
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3.5 Wiener-Hopf factorisation and the first passage problem |
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66 | (4) |
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3.6 Isotropic d-dimensional stable processes |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (4) |
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76 | (2) |
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4 Hypergeometric Levy processes |
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78 | (37) |
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78 | (3) |
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4.2 Hypergeometric processes |
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81 | (6) |
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4.3 The subclass of Lamperti-stable processes |
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87 | (2) |
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4.4 The first passage problem |
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89 | (4) |
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4.5 Exponential functionals |
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93 | (10) |
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4.6 Distributional densities of exponential functionals |
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103 | (8) |
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4.7 Distributional tails of exponential functionals |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (2) |
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5 Positive self-similar Markov processes |
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115 | (38) |
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5.1 The Lamperti transform |
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115 | (2) |
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5.2 Starting at the origin |
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117 | (5) |
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5.3 Stable processes killed on entering (--∞, 0) |
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122 | (6) |
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5.4 Stable processes conditioned to stay positive |
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128 | (5) |
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5.5 Stable processes conditioned to limit to 0 from above |
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133 | (3) |
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5.6 Censored stable processes |
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136 | (8) |
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5.7 The radial part of an isotropic stable process |
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144 | (7) |
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151 | (2) |
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6 Spatial fluctuations in one dimension |
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153 | (30) |
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6.1 First exit from an interval |
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153 | (7) |
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6.2 Hitting points in an interval |
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160 | (1) |
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6.3 First entrance into a bounded interval |
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161 | (5) |
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6.4 Point of closest and furthest reach |
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166 | (2) |
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6.5 First hitting of a two-point set |
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168 | (4) |
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6.6 First hitting of a point |
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172 | (4) |
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6.7 First exit for the reflected process |
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176 | (5) |
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181 | (2) |
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7 Doney-Kuznetsov factorisation and the maximum |
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183 | (23) |
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7.1 Kuznetsov's factorisation |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (5) |
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7.3 The Law of the maximum at a finite time |
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190 | (6) |
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7.4 Doney's factorisation |
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196 | (8) |
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204 | (2) |
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8 Asymptotic behaviour for stable processes |
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206 | (21) |
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206 | (8) |
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8.2 Upper envelopes for ρ ε (0,1) |
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214 | (5) |
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8.3 Lower envelopes for ρ ε (0,1) |
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219 | (7) |
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226 | (1) |
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9 Envelopes of positive self-similar Markov processes |
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227 | (25) |
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9.1 Path decompositions for pssMp |
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227 | (7) |
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234 | (6) |
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240 | (10) |
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250 | (2) |
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10 Asymptotic behaviour for path transformations |
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252 | (34) |
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10.1 More on hypergeometric Levy processes |
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252 | (8) |
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10.2 Distributions of pssMp path functionals |
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260 | (5) |
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10.3 Stable processes conditioned to stay positive |
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265 | (7) |
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10.4 Stable processes conditioned to limit to 0 from above |
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272 | (3) |
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10.5 Censored stable processes |
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275 | (4) |
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10.6 Isotropic stable processes |
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279 | (6) |
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285 | (1) |
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11 Markov additive and self-similar Markov processes |
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286 | (20) |
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11.1 MAPs and the Lamperti-Kiu transform |
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286 | (2) |
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11.2 Distributional and path properties of MAPs |
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288 | (4) |
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11.3 Excursion theory for MAPs |
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292 | (3) |
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11.4 Matrix Wiener-Hopf factorisation |
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295 | (5) |
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11.5 Self-similar Markov processes in Rd |
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300 | (3) |
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11.6 Starting at the origin |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (2) |
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12 Stable processes as self-similar Markov processes |
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306 | (24) |
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12.1 Stable processes and their A-transforms as ssMp |
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306 | (8) |
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12.2 Stable processes conditioned to avoid or hit 0 |
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314 | (2) |
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12.3 One-dimensional Riesz-Bogdan-Zak transform |
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316 | (2) |
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12.4 First entrance into a bounded interval revisited |
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318 | (4) |
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12.5 First hitting of a point revisited |
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322 | (2) |
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12.6 Riesz-Bogdan-Zak transformation in dimension d ≥ 2 |
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324 | (4) |
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12.7 Radial asymptotics for d ≥ 2 |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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13 Radial reflection and the deep factorisation |
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330 | (21) |
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13.1 Radially reflected stable processes when α ε (0,1) |
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330 | (2) |
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13.2 Deep inverse factorisation of the stable process |
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332 | (3) |
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13.3 Ladder MAP matrix potentials |
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335 | (9) |
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13.4 Stationary limit of the radially reflected process |
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344 | (4) |
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13.5 Deep factorisation of the stable process |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (2) |
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14 Spatial fluctuations and the unit sphere |
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351 | (32) |
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351 | (3) |
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14.2 Sphere inversions with reflection |
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354 | (1) |
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14.3 First hitting of a sphere |
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355 | (10) |
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14.4 First entrance and exit of a ball |
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365 | (9) |
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14.5 Walk-on-spheres and first exit of general domains |
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374 | (7) |
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381 | (2) |
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15 Applications of radial excursion theory |
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383 | (29) |
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383 | (6) |
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15.2 The Point of closest reach to the origin |
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389 | (14) |
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15.3 Deep factorisation in d-dimensions |
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403 | (3) |
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406 | (5) |
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411 | (1) |
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16 Windings and up-crossings of stable processes |
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412 | (17) |
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16.1 Polar decomposition of planar stable processes |
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412 | (2) |
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16.2 Windings at infinity |
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414 | (3) |
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16.3 Windings at the origin |
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417 | (4) |
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16.4 Upcrossings of one-dimensional stable processes |
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421 | (7) |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (17) |
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A.1 Useful results from complex analysis |
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429 | (1) |
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A.2 Mellin and Laplace-Fourier inversion |
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430 | (1) |
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A.3 Gamma and beta functions |
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431 | (1) |
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A.4 Double gamma function |
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432 | (2) |
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434 | (1) |
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A.6 Hypergeometric functions |
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435 | (1) |
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A.7 Additive and subadditive functions |
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436 | (1) |
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A.8 Random difference equations |
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437 | (1) |
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A.9 A generalisation of the Borel-Cantelli Lemma |
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438 | (1) |
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439 | (1) |
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440 | (1) |
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A.12 Hunt-Nagasawa duality |
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441 | (2) |
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A.13 Poisson point processes |
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443 | (3) |
References |
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446 | (12) |
Index |
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