Satellite conjunction analysis and the false confidence theorem

DOI10.1098/rspa.2018.0565zbMath1472.62173arXiv1706.08565OpenAlexW3104658047WikidataQ127462168 ScholiaQ127462168MaRDI QIDQ5160702

Ryan Martin, Michael Scott Balch, Scott A. Ferson

Publication date: 29 October 2021

Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.08565

zbMATH Keywords

statisticsbelief functionsspace situational awarenessmechanical engineeringstatistical theory and methodsfilter estimatesspace exploration

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to physics (62P35)

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