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A New Series Representation and the Laplace Transform for the Lognormal Distribution

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  • Manuel D. Ortigueira

    (Centre of Technology and Systems—UNINOVA and Department of Electrical Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology of NOVA University of Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal)

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In this paper, the lognormal distribution is studied, and a new series representation is proposed. This series uses the powers of the bilinear function. From it, a simplified form is obtained and used to compute the Laplace transform of the distribution.

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  • Manuel D. Ortigueira, 2022. "A New Series Representation and the Laplace Transform for the Lognormal Distribution," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(19), pages 1-13, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:10:y:2022:i:19:p:3474-:d:923312
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