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Hitting time distributions of single points for 1-dimensional generalized diffusion processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

Makoto Yamazato*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku Nagoya, 466, Japan
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In this paper, we will characterize the class of (conditional) hitting time distributions of single points of one dimensional generalized diffusion processes and give their tail behaviors in terms of speed measures of the generalized diffusion processes.

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Copyright © Editorial Board of Nagoya Mathematical Journal 1990

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