Markov Chains and Stochastic Stability (COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTROL ENGINEERING) - Hardcover

Sean P. Meyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387198326 ISBN 13: 9780387198323

Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1993

Synopsis

Markov Chains and Stochastic Stability is part of the Communications and Control Engineering Series ( CCES ) edited by Professors B.W. Dickinson, E.D. Sontag, M. Thoma, A. Fettweis, J.L. Massey and J.W. Modestino. The area of Markov chain theory and application has matured over the past 20 years into something more accessible and complete. It is of increasing interest and importance. This publication deals with the action of Markov chains on general state spaces. It discusses the theories and the use to be gained, concentrating on the areas of engineering, operations research and control theory. Throughout, the theme of stochastic stability and the search for practical methods of verifying such stability, provide a new and powerful technique. This does not only affect applications but also the development of the theory itself. The impact of the theory on specific models is discussed in detail, in order to provide examples as well as to demonstrate the importance of these models. Markov Chains and Stochastic Stability can be used as a textbook on applied Markov chain theory, provided that one concentrates on the main aspects only. It is also of benefit to graduate students with a standard background in countable space stochastic models. Finally, the book can serve as a research resource and active tool for practitioners.

About this title

Book Description

New up-to-date edition of this influential classic on Markov chains in general state spaces. Proofs are rigorous and concise, the range of applications is broad and knowledgeable, and key ideas are accessible to practitioners with limited mathematical background. New commentary by Sean Meyn, including updated references, reflects developments since 1996.

About the Author

Sean Meyn is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the Division and Control Laboratory of the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois. He has served on the editorial boards of several journals in areas of systems and control and applied probability.

Richard L. Tweedie was Professor and Head of the Division of Biostatistics at the University of Minnesota before his death in 2001.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387198326
• ISBN 13: 9780387198323
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 548