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I. J. Bienayme
Heyde, C. C.; Seneta, Eugene
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Description for I. J. Bienayme
Paperback. Series: Studies in the History of Mathematics & Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 172 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
Our interest in 1. J. Bienayme was kindled by the discovery of his paper of 1845 on simple branching processes as a model for extinction of family names. In this work he announced the key criticality theorem 28 years before it was rediscovered in incomplete form by Galton and Watson (after whom the process was subsequently and erroneously named). Bienayme was not an obscure figure in his time and he achieved a position of some eminence both as a civil servant and as an Academician. However, his is no longer widely known. There has been some recognition of his name ... Read more
Our interest in 1. J. Bienayme was kindled by the discovery of his paper of 1845 on simple branching processes as a model for extinction of family names. In this work he announced the key criticality theorem 28 years before it was rediscovered in incomplete form by Galton and Watson (after whom the process was subsequently and erroneously named). Bienayme was not an obscure figure in his time and he achieved a position of some eminence both as a civil servant and as an Academician. However, his is no longer widely known. There has been some recognition of his name ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the History of Mathematics & Physical Sciences
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468494716
SKU
V9781468494716
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