期刊名称：Sankhya. Series A, mathematical statistics and probability
印刷版ISSN：0976-836X
电子版ISSN：0976-8378
出版年度：2004
卷号：66
期号：02
出版社：Indian Statistical Institute
摘要：The model for the so-called ``heaps'' problem as set in Kingman (1975) is considered and an explicit expression for evaluating the expectation of the mean search time of a demanded item in equilibrium is provided. Particular attention is devoted to the $\gamma$-stable case and Kingman's results are recovered in the limit...
关键词：Heaps problem, L\'evy process, normalized random measure, random discrete distribution, stable subordinator.
