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Quasi-Stationary Phenomena for Semi-Markov Processes

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Semi-Markov Models and Applications

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New types of nonlinear asymptotical expansions are obtained for distribution of first hitting times and quasi-stationary distributions for nonlinearly perturbed semi-Markov processes.

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Gyllenberg, M., Silvestrov, D.S. (1999). Quasi-Stationary Phenomena for Semi-Markov Processes. In: Janssen, J., Limnios, N. (eds) Semi-Markov Models and Applications. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3288-6_3

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