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Random division of an interval *
Author(s) -
Steutel F. W.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
statistica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1467-9574
pISSN - 0039-0402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9574.1967.tb00561.x
Subject(s) - division (mathematics) , mathematics , interval (graph theory) , laplace transform , poisson distribution , transformation (genetics) , interpretation (philosophy) , statistics , mathematical analysis , combinatorics , computer science , arithmetic , biochemistry , chemistry , gene , programming language
Summary The well‐known relation between random division of an interval and the Poisson process is interpreted as a Laplace transformation. With the use of this interpretation a number of (in part known) results is derived very easily.