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A characterization of convolution and related operations

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In this paper we consider and solve a functional equation in a restricted class of operations on the space of distribution functions. As a consequence, we obtain a characterization of convolution.

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  1. Departament de Matèmatiques i Estadistica E.T.S. Arquitectura de Barcelona, Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 649, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

    Claudi Alsina

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Dedicated to Professor Janos Aczél on his 60th birthday

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Alsina, C. A characterization of convolution and related operations. Aeq. Math. 28, 88–93 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02189396

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