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Coverage of space in Boolean models

Combinatorics 2007-05-23 v1 Probability

Abstract

For a marked point process {(xi,Si)i1}\{(x_i,S_i)_{i\geq 1}\} with {xiΛ:i1}\{x_i\in \Lambda:i\geq 1\} being a point process on ΛRd\Lambda \subseteq \mathbb{R}^d and {SiRd:i1}\{S_i\subseteq R^d:i\geq 1\} being random sets consider the region C=i1(xi+Si)C=\cup_{i\geq 1}(x_i+S_i). This is the covered region obtained from the Boolean model {(xi+Si):i1}\{(x_i+S_i):i\geq 1\}. The Boolean model is said to be completely covered if ΛC\Lambda \subseteq C almost surely. If Λ\Lambda is an infinite set such that s+ΛΛ{\bf s}+\Lambda \subseteq \Lambda for all sΛ{\bf s}\in \Lambda (e.g. the orthant), then the Boolean model is said to be eventually covered if t+ΛC{\bf t}+\Lambda \subseteq C for some t{\bf t} almost surely. We discuss the issues of coverage when Λ\Lambda is Rd\mathbb{R}^d and when Λ\Lambda is [0,)d[0,\infty)^d.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0608238,
  title  = {Coverage of space in Boolean models},
  author = {Rahul Roy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0608238},
  year   = {2007}
}

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Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/074921706000000158 in the IMS Lecture Notes--Monograph Series (http://www.imstat.org/publications/lecnotes.htm) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)