Accession Number:

AD0780543

Title:

On a Class of Binomial Attrition Processes

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Karr, Alan F.

Report Date:

1974-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

55.0

Abstract:

The paper provides underlying sets of assumptions and rigorous derivations of certain static combat attrition processes. Considered are a homogeneous point fire process, a heterogeneous point fire process, and an area fire process. Each set of assumptions is complete, concise, unambiguous, and as general--both mathematically and in terms of physical interpretation--as possible. Some attention is also devoted to various approximations and computational simplifications of the models presented.

Descriptors:

• *ATTRITION
• *WARFARE
• STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
• SEARCH THEORY
• APPROXIMATION(MATHEMATICS)
• FIRE SUPPORT
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS

Subject Categories:

• Operations Research
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE