Probability Approximations via the Poisson Clumping Heuristic: 77 (Applied Mathematical Sciences)

by David Aldous (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1988

  $156.77

  If you place a large number of points randomly in the unit square, what is the distribution of the radius of the largest circle containing no points? If cars on a freeway move with constant speed (random from car to car), what is the longest stretch of empty road you will see during a long journey?