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On the Ghurye–Olkin–Zinger Theorem

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A generalization of the Ghurye–Olkin–Zinger characterization theorem is proved.

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  1. St. Petersburg Department of the Steklov Mathematical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

    I. A. Ibragimov

  2. St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia

    I. A. Ibragimov

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Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 408, 2012, pp. 197–213.

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Ibragimov, I.A. On the Ghurye–Olkin–Zinger Theorem. J Math Sci 199, 174–183 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-014-1845-8

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