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Stochastics
An International Journal of Probability and Stochastic Processes
Volume 79, 2007 - Issue 3-4: Special issue on optimal stopping with applications
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The solution to a second order linear ordinary differential equation with a non-homogeneous term that is a measure

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Pages 363-382 | Received 13 May 2006, Accepted 01 Nov 2006, Published online: 05 Nov 2008

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