A Stochastic Analog to the Richardson's Arms Race Model

In this thesis, a stochastic version of the Richardson's arms race model is developed through the method of birth-death processes. The expected value of the model is explored and shown to be analogous to the original deterministic arms race model. The numerical method of randomization is then expanded and applied to the stochastic model. A comparison is then made between outcomes of the deterministic and stochastic models.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Year

1999

Author dc:creator

• Fricks, John

• Mathematics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/752

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1755