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Transient solution of anM/M/1 queue with balking

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An infinite capacityM/M/1 queue with balking is discussed. Defining the generating function in an unusual and direct way, the time-dependent solution for the system size is obtained elegantly.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, 600 036, Madras, India

    B. Krishna Kumar & P. R. Parthasarathy

  2. Department of Management Studies, University of Madras, 600 005, Madras, India

    M. Sharafali

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Kumar, B.K., Parthasarathy, P.R. & Sharafali, M. Transient solution of anM/M/1 queue with balking. Queueing Syst 13, 441–448 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01149265

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