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Estimating the Spectral Measure of a Multivariate Stable Distribution via Spherical Harmonic Analysis

Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(Impact Factor: 0.93). 11/2003; 87(2):219-240. DOI: 10.1016/S0047-259X(03)00052-6
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A new method is developed for estimating the spectral measure of a multivariate stable probability measure, by representing the measure as a sum of spherical harmonics.

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