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Remarks on the Luria–Delbrück distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Anthony G. Pakes
Anthony G. Pakes*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics University of Western Australia Nedlands WA 6009 Australia
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , December 1993 , pp. 991 - 994
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1993 

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