## Journal of Applied Probability

### Assessing the reliability function of nanocomponents

#### Abstract

A nanocomponent is a collection of atoms arranged to a specific design in order to achieve a desired function with an acceptable performance and reliability. The type of atoms, the manner in which they are arranged within the nanocomponent, and their interrelationship have a direct effect on the nanocomponent's reliability (survival) function. In this paper we propose models based on the notion of a copula that are used to describe the relationship between the atoms of a nanocomponent. Having defined these models, we go on to construct a `nanocomponent' model in order to obtain the reliability function of a nanocomponent.

#### Article information

Source
J. Appl. Probab., Volume 48, Number 1 (2011), 31-42.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 15 March 2011

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.jap/1300198134

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1239/jap/1300198134

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2809885

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1213.62160

#### Citation

Ebrahimi, Nader. Assessing the reliability function of nanocomponents. J. Appl. Probab. 48 (2011), no. 1, 31--42. doi:10.1239/jap/1300198134. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.jap/1300198134

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