124 citations
3 papers
math.ST2008★ 13 cited
A class of unbiased location invariant Hill-type estimators for heavy tailed distributions
Jiaona Li, Zuoxiang Peng, Saralees Nadarajah
Based on the methods provided in Caeiro and Gomes (2002) and Fraga Alves (2001), a new class of location invariant Hill-type estimators is derived in this paper. Its asymptotic dis…
gr-qc2007★ 124 cited
The generalized second law of thermodynamics in the accelerating universe
Jia Zhou, Bin Wang, Yungui Gong +1
We show that in the accelerating universe the generalized second law of thermodynamics holds only in the case where the enveloping surface is the apparent horizon, but not in the c…
nucl-th2007★ 78 cited
The role of in and reactions
J. J. Xie, B. S. Zou, H. C. Chiang
The near threshold meson production in proton-proton and collisions is studied with the assumption that the production mechanism is due to the sub--threshold $N^*(1…