Finite non-homogeneous Markov chains: Asymptotic behaviour

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 502-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Cohn

The paper is concerned with aspects of the behaviour of the products of finite stochastic matrices, the methods used in the proofs being of a probabilistic nature. The main result of the paper (Theorem 1) presents a general picture of the asymptotic behaviour of the transition probabilities between various groups of states. A unified treatment of some results of non-homogeneous Markov chain theory pertaining to weak ergodicity is then given.

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (03) ◽  
pp. 502-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Cohn

The paper is concerned with aspects of the behaviour of the products of finite stochastic matrices, the methods used in the proofs being of a probabilistic nature. The main result of the paper (Theorem 1) presents a general picture of the asymptotic behaviour of the transition probabilities between various groups of states. A unified treatment of some results of non-homogeneous Markov chain theory pertaining to weak ergodicity is then given.


1977 ◽  
Vol 14 (01) ◽  
pp. 89-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Chatterjee ◽  
E. Seneta

The problem of tendency to consensus in an information-exchanging operation is connected with the ergodicity problem for backwards products of stochastic matrices. For such products, weak and strong ergodicity, defined analogously to these concepts for forward products of inhomogeneous Markov chain theory, are shown (in contrast to that theory) to be equivalent. Conditions for ergodicity are derived and their relation to the consensus problem is considered.


1977 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 542-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Cohn

The paper deals with asymptotic properties of the transition probabilities of a countable non-homogeneous Markov chain, the main concept used in the proofs being that of the tail σ-field of the chain. A state classification similar to that existing in the homogeneous case is given and a strong ratio limit property is shown to parallel the basic limit theorem for positive homogeneous chains. Some global asymptotic properties for null chains are also derived.


2009 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. 335-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALBERT M. FISHER

We define topological and measure-theoretic mixing for nonstationary dynamical systems and prove that for a nonstationary subshift of finite type, topological mixing implies the minimality of any adic transformation defined on the edge space, while if the Parry measure sequence is mixing, the adic transformation is uniquely ergodic. We also show this measure theoretic mixing is equivalent to weak ergodicity of the edge matrices in the sense of inhomogeneous Markov chain theory.


1978 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 842-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Federgruen ◽  
A. Hordijk ◽  
H. C. Tijms

In this paper we consider a set of denumerable stochastic matrices where the parameter set is a compact metric space. We give a number of simultaneous recurrence conditions on the stochastic matrices and establish equivalences between these conditions. The results obtained generalize corresponding results in Markov chain theory to a considerable extent and have applications in stochastic control problems.


1978 ◽  
Vol 15 (04) ◽  
pp. 842-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Federgruen ◽  
A. Hordijk ◽  
H. C. Tijms

In this paper we consider a set of denumerable stochastic matrices where the parameter set is a compact metric space. We give a number of simultaneous recurrence conditions on the stochastic matrices and establish equivalences between these conditions. The results obtained generalize corresponding results in Markov chain theory to a considerable extent and have applications in stochastic control problems.


1977 ◽  
Vol 9 (03) ◽  
pp. 542-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Cohn

The paper deals with asymptotic properties of the transition probabilities of a countable non-homogeneous Markov chain, the main concept used in the proofs being that of the tail σ-field of the chain. A state classification similar to that existing in the homogeneous case is given and a strong ratio limit property is shown to parallel the basic limit theorem for positive homogeneous chains. Some global asymptotic properties for null chains are also derived.


1977 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Chatterjee ◽  
E. Seneta

The problem of tendency to consensus in an information-exchanging operation is connected with the ergodicity problem for backwards products of stochastic matrices. For such products, weak and strong ergodicity, defined analogously to these concepts for forward products of inhomogeneous Markov chain theory, are shown (in contrast to that theory) to be equivalent. Conditions for ergodicity are derived and their relation to the consensus problem is considered.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (13) ◽  
pp. 2026-2031
Author(s):  
Shenzhi Xu ◽  
Xiaomeng Ai ◽  
Jiakun Fang ◽  
Jinyu Wen ◽  
Pai Li ◽  
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