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HITTING PROBABILITIES AND HITTING TIMES FOR STOCHASTIC FLUID FLOWS: THE BOUNDED MODEL

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2008

Nigel G. Bean ,
Małgorzata M. O'Reilly  and
Peter G. Taylor
Nigel G. Bean
Affiliation:
Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Małgorzata M. O'Reilly
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of Tasmania, Tas 7001, Australia E-mail: malgorzata.oreilly@utas.edu.au
Peter G. Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia
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Abstract

We consider a Markovian stochastic fluid flow model in which the fluid level has a lower bound zero and a positive upper bound. The behavior of the process at the boundaries is modeled by parameters that are different than those in the interior and allow for modeling a range of desired behaviors at the boundaries. We illustrate this with examples. We establish formulas for several time-dependent performance measures of significance to a number of applied probability models. These results are achieved with techniques applied within the fluid flow model directly. This leads to useful physical interpretations, which are presented.

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Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 2009 , pp. 121 - 147
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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