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Application of generating functions to a problem in finite dam theory*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

N. U. Prabhu
N. U. Prabhu
Affiliation:
Karnatak University, Dharwar, India
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We consider the finite dam model due to Moran, in which the storage {Zt} is known to be a Markov chain. The method of generating functions is used to derive stationary distributions of Zt in the two particular cases where the input is of geometric and negative binomial types.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , August 1959 , pp. 116 - 120
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1959

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