Level-Crossing Problems and Inverse Gaussian Distributions: Closed-Form Results and Approximations

Level-Crossing Problems and Inverse Gaussian Distributions: Closed-Form Results and Approximations focusses on the inverse Gaussian approximation for the distribution of the first level-crossing time in a shifted compound renewal process framework. This approximation, whose name was coined by the author, is a successful competitor of the normal (or Cramér's), diffusion, and Teugels’ approximations, being a breakthrough in its conditions and accuracy.

Since such approximations underlie numero...