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Asymptotics for sums of random variables with local subexponential behaviour

Asmussen, Sören LU ; Foss, S and Korshunov, D (2003) In Journal of Theoretical Probability 16(2). p.489-518
Abstract
We study distributions F on [0, infinity) such that for some T less than or equal to infinity F*(2)(x, x + T] similar to 2F(x, x + T]. The case T = infinity corresponds to F being subexponential, and our analysis shows that the properties for T < &INFIN; are, in fact, very similar to this classical case. A parallel theory is developed in the presence of densities. Applications are given to random walks, the key renewal theorem, compound Poisson process and Bellman-Harris branching processes.
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local probabilities, distribution tails, Sums of independent random variables, subexponential distributions
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Journal of Theoretical Probability
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489 - 518
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Springer
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1572-9230
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10.1023/A:1023535030388
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English
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  author       = {{Asmussen, Sören and Foss, S and Korshunov, D}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{489--518}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Journal of Theoretical Probability}},
  title        = {{Asymptotics for sums of random variables with local subexponential behaviour}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1023535030388}},
  doi          = {{10.1023/A:1023535030388}},
  volume       = {{16}},
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