An Introduction To Markov Processes

Stroock, Daniel W.

ISBN 10: 3540234519 / ISBN 13: 9783540234517

Published by Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Springer Verlag, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction To Markov Processes
• Publisher: Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540234519
• ISBN 13: 9783540234517
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: International Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis

To some extent, it would be accurate to summarize the contents of this book as an intolerably protracted description of what happens when either one raises a transition probability matrix P (i. e. , all entries (P)»j are n- negative and each row of P sums to 1) to higher and higher powers or one exponentiates R(P ― I), where R is a diagonal matrix with non-negative entries. Indeed, when it comes right down to it, that is all that is done in this book. However, I, and others of my ilk, would take offense at such a dismissive characterization of the theory of Markov chains and processes with values in a countable state space, and a primary goal of mine in writing this book was to convince its readers that our offense would be warranted. The reason why I, and others of my persuasion, refuse to consider the theory here as no more than a subset of matrix theory is that to do so is to ignore the pervasive role that probability plays throughout. Namely, probability theory provides a model which both motivates and provides a context for what we are doing with these matrices. To wit, even the term "transition probability matrix" lends meaning to an otherwise rather peculiar set of hypotheses to make about a matrix.

About the Author

The author has held positions at NYU, the Univresity of Colorado, and MIT. In addition, he has visited and lectured at many universities throughout the world. He has authored several book bout various aspects of probability theory.