Low-variance direct Monte Carlo simulations using importance weights
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0764-583X,1290-3841
DOI: 10.1051/m2an/2010052