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ON THE UPPER FIRST-EXIT TIMES OF COMPOUND G/M PROCESSES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2005

W. Stadje
Affiliation:
Fachbereich Mathematik/Informatik, University of Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany, E-mail: wolfgang@mathematik.uni-osnabrueck.de
S. Zacks
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, E-mail: shelly@math.binghamton.edu

Abstract

For a compound process with exponential jumps at renewal times, we determine, in closed form, the density of the first time an upper linear boundary is crossed. It is shown how simple formulas for the Laplace transform and the first two moments can be directly derived from this density.

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Research Article
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© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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