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  2. Markov chain - Wikipedia

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    A discrete-time Markov chain is a sequence of random variables X 1, X 2, X 3, ... with the Markov property, namely that the probability of moving to the next state depends only on the present state and not on the previous states:

  3. Examples of Markov chains - Wikipedia

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    A finite-state machine can be used as a representation of a Markov chain. Assuming a sequence of independent and identically distributed input signals (for example, symbols from a binary alphabet chosen by coin tosses), if the machine is in state y at time n , then the probability that it moves to state x at time n + 1 depends only on the ...

  4. Continuous-time Markov chain - Wikipedia

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    A continuous-time Markov chain (CTMC) is a continuous stochastic process in which, for each state, the process will change state according to an exponential random variable and then move to a different state as specified by the probabilities of a stochastic matrix. An equivalent formulation describes the process as changing state according to ...

  5. Markov model - Wikipedia

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    A Markov decision process is a Markov chain in which state transitions depend on the current state and an action vector that is applied to the system. Typically, a Markov decision process is used to compute a policy of actions that will maximize some utility with respect to expected rewards.

  6. Balance equation - Wikipedia

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    For a continuous time Markov chain (CTMC) with transition rate matrix, if can be found such that for every pair of states and π i q i j = π j q j i {\displaystyle \pi _{i}q_{ij}=\pi _{j}q_{ji}} holds, then by summing over j {\displaystyle j} , the global balance equations are satisfied and π {\displaystyle \pi } is the stationary ...

  7. Transition-rate matrix - Wikipedia

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    In probability theory, a transition-rate matrix (also known as a Q-matrix, [1] intensity matrix, [2] or infinitesimal generator matrix [3]) is an array of numbers describing the instantaneous rate at which a continuous-time Markov chain transitions between states.

  8. Matrix analytic method - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Such models are often described as M/G/1 type Markov chains because they can describe transitions in an M/G/1 queue. [3] [4] The method is a more complicated version of the matrix geometric method and is the classical solution method for M/G/1 chains. [5]

  9. Kolmogorov's criterion - Wikipedia

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    Consider this figure depicting a section of a Markov chain with states i, j, k and l and the corresponding transition probabilities. Here Kolmogorov's criterion implies that the product of probabilities when traversing through any closed loop must be equal, so the product around the loop i to j to l to k returning to i must be equal to the loop the other way round,