scholarly journals On the Density and Moments of the Time of Ruin with Exponential Claims

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Drekic ◽  
Gordon E. Willmot

The probability density function of the time of ruin in the classical model with exponential claim sizes is obtained directly by inversion of the associated Laplace transform. This result is then used to obtain explicit closed-form expressions for the moments. The form of the density is examined for various parameter choices.

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (01) ◽  
pp. 11-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Drekic ◽  
Gordon E. Willmot

The probability density function of the time of ruin in the classical model with exponential claim sizes is obtained directly by inversion of the associated Laplace transform. This result is then used to obtain explicit closed-form expressions for the moments. The form of the density is examined for various parameter choices.


2015 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 330-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONATHAN M. BORWEIN ◽  
CORWIN W. SINNAMON

We derive an explicit piecewise-polynomial closed form for the probability density function of the distance travelled by a uniform random walk in an odd-dimensional space.


2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT STEWART ◽  
HONG ZHANG

AbstractGiven a rectangle containing uniformly distributed random points, how far are the points from the rectangle’s centre? In this paper we provide closed-form expressions for the cumulative distribution function and probability density function that characterise the distance. An expression for the average distance to the centre of the rectangle is also provided.


Fluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Vladimir Zimont

In this paper, we critically analyzed possibilities of probability density function (PDF) methods for the closed-form description of combustion chemical effects in turbulent premixed flames. We came to the conclusion that the concept of a closed-form description of chemical effects in the classical modeling strategy in the PDF method based on the use of reaction-independent mixing models is not applicable to turbulent flames. The reason for this is the strong dependence of mixing on the combustion reactions due to the thin-reaction-zone nature of turbulent combustion confirmed in recent optical studies and direct numerical simulations. In this case, the chemical effect is caused by coupled reaction–diffusion processes that take place in thin zones of instantaneous combustion. We considered possible alternative modeling strategies in the PDF method that would allow the chemical effects to be described in a closed form and came to the conclusion that this is possible only in a hypothetical case where instantaneous combustion occurs in reaction zones identical to the reaction zone of the undisturbed laminar flame. For turbulent combustion in the laminar flamelet regime, we use an inverse modeling strategy where the model PDF directly contains the characteristics of the laminar flame. For turbulent combustion in the distributed preheat zone regime, we offer an original joint direct/inverse modeling strategy. For turbulent combustion in the thickened flamelet regime, we combine the joint direct/inverse and inverse modeling strategies correspondingly for simulation of the thickened flamelet structure and for the determination of the global characteristics of the turbulent flame.


1988 ◽  
Vol 1 (21) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Dally ◽  
Robert G. Dean

By invoking the assumption that in the surf zone, random waves behave as a collection of individual regular waves, two closed-form solutions for the probability density function of wave height on planar beaches are derived. The first uses shallow water linear theory for wave shoaling, assumes a uniform incipient condition, and prescribes breaking with a regular wave model that includes both bottom slope and wave steepness effects on the rate of decay. In the second model, the shallow water assumption is removed, and a distribution in wave period (incipient condition) is included. Preliminary results indicate that the models exhibit much of the behavior noted for random wave transformation reported in the literature, including bottom slope and wave steepness effects on the shape of the probability density function.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Shi ◽  
Zuguo Yu ◽  
Zhi Mao ◽  
Aiguo Xiao

In continuum one-dimensional space, a coupled directed continuous time random walk model is proposed, where the random walker jumps toward one direction and the waiting time between jumps affects the subsequent jump. In the proposed model, the Laplace-Laplace transform of the probability density functionP(x,t)of finding the walker at positionxat timetis completely determined by the Laplace transform of the probability density functionφ(t)of the waiting time. In terms of the probability density function of the waiting time in the Laplace domain, the limit distribution of the random process and the corresponding evolving equations are derived.


2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierpaolo Ferrante

We consider the interloss times in the Erlang Loss System. Here we present the explicit form of the probability density function of the time spent between two consecutive losses in the model. This density function solves a Cauchy problem for the second-order differential equations, which was used to evaluate the corresponding laplace transform. Finally the connection between the Erlang's loss rate and the evaluated probability density function is showed.


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