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On a conjecture of G. A. Watterson

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

A. C. Trajstman*
Affiliation:
Monash University

Abstract

It is shown that two different population models are equivalent to each other when a certain marginal stationary distribution is considered.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1974 

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