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The connection with a semigroup of nonlinear operators is exploited to prove an existence theorem. A rigorous description of the process is provided which does not depend on any scheme for indexing particles.
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Research associated with a project in probability at Princeton University supported by the office of Army Research.
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Silverstein, M.L. Markov processes with creation of particles. Z. Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie verw Gebiete 9, 235–257 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00535642
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