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Extensions of Lukacs’ characterization of the gamma distribution

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Analytical Methods in Probability Theory

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In this paper, we review the literature on the extensions of the Lukacs’ classical characterization of the gamma distribution and propose several new extensions.

Research partially supported by NSERC of Canada, grant no. A-8792.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Concordia University, H3G 1M8, Montréal, Québec

    Y. H. Wang

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Daniel Dugué Eugene Lukacs Vijay K. Rohatgi

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Wang, Y.H. (1981). Extensions of Lukacs’ characterization of the gamma distribution. In: Dugué, D., Lukacs, E., Rohatgi, V.K. (eds) Analytical Methods in Probability Theory. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 861. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0097323

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