Title: Weak ergodicity in non-homogeneous Markov chains
Abstract:ABSTRACT The paper deals with weak ergodicity, i.e. the tendency for a chain to ‘forget’ the distant past. This may occur in non-homogeneous chains even if the probabilities of being in a given state ...ABSTRACT The paper deals with weak ergodicity, i.e. the tendency for a chain to ‘forget’ the distant past. This may occur in non-homogeneous chains even if the probabilities of being in a given state do not tend to a limit as the number of trials increases. Investigation of the general conditions of weak ergodicity leads to the definition of a special subclass of regular matrices. Conditions for chains involving regular matrices are also given (§§2,3). Section 4 discusses similarities in asymptotic behaviour between chains whose transition matrices differ only by small amounts.Read More
Publication Year: 1958
Publication Date: 1958-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
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