Abstract
A power series expression in closed form for the transient probabilities of a state-dependent birth-death process is presented with suitable illustrations.
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Exact transient solution of a state-dependent birth-death process
Received02 Dec 2004
Revised12 May 2005
Accepted13 May 2005
Published26 Feb 2006
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