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Some first passage and covering times for a time-continuous random walk with a central force

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Exact formulas for the mean first passage and covering times for the reflecting and central states are derived for a restricted time-continuous random walk with a central force.

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  1. Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czech Acad. Sci., Pelléova. 24, 160 00, Praha 6, Czech Republic

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Šolc, M. Some first passage and covering times for a time-continuous random walk with a central force. Czech J Phys 43, 715–721 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607583

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