Series expansions for continuous-time Markov chains

B.F. Heidergott, A. Hordijk, N. Leder

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Abstract

We present update formulas that allow us to express the stationary distribution of a continuous-time Markov process with denumerable state space having generator matrix Q* through a continuous-time Markov process with generator matrix Q. Under suitable stability conditions, numerical approximations can be derived from the update formulas, and we show that the algorithms converge at a geometric rate. Applications to sensitivity analysis and bounds on perturbations are discussed as well. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed algorithm. © 2010 INFORMS.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)756-767
Number of pages21
JournalOperations Research
Volume58
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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