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Applied probability—past, present and future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

David G. Kendall
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Abstract

After some reminiscences about the founding of the Applied Probability journals the author discusses three open problems concerned respectively with:

(i) the prehistory of applied probability

(ii) Poisson–Delauney Simplexes

(iii) voids and pancakes in the universe.

Keywords

CENTRAL PLACE THEORYEDGE EFFECTSPANCAKESPOISSON–DELAUNEY SIMPLEXESPREHISTORY OF APPLIED PROBABILITYSPLINTERSVOIDS
Type
Part 1 - Some Thoughts on Applied Probability
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 25 , Issue A , 1988 , pp. 25 - 30
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1988 

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