Numerical Methods for Simulation and Optimization of Piecewise Deterministic Markov Processes: Application to Reliability (Mathematics and Statistics) - Hardcover

De Saporta, Benoîte; Dufour, François; Zhang, Huilong

 
9781848218390: Numerical Methods for Simulation and Optimization of Piecewise Deterministic Markov Processes: Application to Reliability (Mathematics and Statistics)

Synopsis

Mark H.A. Davis introduced the Piecewise-Deterministic Markov Process (PDMP) class of stochastic hybrid models in an article in 1984. Today it is used to model a variety of complex systems in the fields of engineering, economics, management sciences, biology, Internet traffic, networks and many more. Yet, despite this, there is very little in the way of literature devoted to the development of numerical methods for PDMDs to solve problems of practical importance, or the computational control of PDMPs.

This book therefore presents a collection of mathematical tools that have been recently developed to tackle such problems. It begins by doing so through examples in several application domains such as reliability. The second part is devoted to the study and simulation of expectations of functionals of PDMPs. Finally, the third part introduces the development of numerical techniques for optimal control problems such as stopping and impulse control problems.

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About the Author

Benoîte de Saporta is Professor in Applied Probabilities at the University of Montpellier 2 in France.

François Dufour is Professor at the University of Bordeaux in France.

Huilong Zhang is a lecturer at INRIA in Bordeaux, France.

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