Some joint work with Janos Galambos

Abstract. In this paper the joint work of the author with Janos Galambos is summarized. This includes some extreme value problems, some conditional specified distributions and some characterization of distributions results. In addition, the solution of a functional equation arising in fatigue and crack growth problems is solved and discussed. Finally, some personal experiences shared with Prof. Janos Galambos are reported.

Key words and phrases. Characterization of distributions, conditional specification of distributions, domains of attraction, extreme values, fatigue models.