A note on roots of Markov shifts

1976 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 591-596
Author(s):  
S. M. Rudolfer

Let Tv be the two-sided shift operator associated with a finite Markov chain of period v; Using results of Krengel and Michel and Adler, Shields and Smorodinsky, necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of an rth root of Tv are obtained. In particular, if the Markov chain is irreducible, then Tv has an rth root when and only when (r, v) = 1.

1976 ◽  
Vol 13 (03) ◽  
pp. 591-596
Author(s):  
S. M. Rudolfer

Let Tv be the two-sided shift operator associated with a finite Markov chain of period v; Using results of Krengel and Michel and Adler, Shields and Smorodinsky, necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of an rth root of Tv are obtained. In particular, if the Markov chain is irreducible, then Tv has an rth root when and only when (r, v) = 1.


1972 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney I. Resnick

Consider maxima Mn of a sequence of random variables defined on a finite Markov chain. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of normalizing constants Bn such that are given. The problem can be reduced to studying maxima of i.i.d. random variables drawn from a finite product of distributions πi=1mHi(x). The effect of each factor Hi(x) on the behavior of maxima from πi=1mHi is analyzed. Under a mild regularity condition, Bn can be chosen to be the maximum of the m quantiles of order (1 - n-1) of the H's.


1972 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
pp. 285-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney I. Resnick

Consider maxima M n of a sequence of random variables defined on a finite Markov chain. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of normalizing constants B n such that are given. The problem can be reduced to studying maxima of i.i.d. random variables drawn from a finite product of distributions π i=1 m H i (x). The effect of each factor H i (x) on the behavior of maxima from π i=1 m H i is analyzed. Under a mild regularity condition, B n can be chosen to be the maximum of the m quantiles of order (1 - n -1) of the H's.


1973 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney I. Resnick ◽  
R. J. Tomkins

For random variables {Xn, n ≧ 1} unbounded above set Mn = max {X1, X2, …, Xn}. When do normalizing constants bn exist such that Mn/bn→ 1 a.s.; i.e., when is {Mn} a.s. stable? If {Xn} is i.i.d. then {Mn} is a.s. stable iff for all and in this case bn ∼ F–1 (1 – 1/n) Necessary and sufficient conditions for lim supn→∞, Mn/bn = l > 1 a.s. are given and this is shown to be insufficient in general for lim infn→∞Mn/bn = 1 a.s. except when l = 1. When the Xn are r.v.'s defined on a finite Markov chain, one shows by means of an analogue of the Borel Zero-One Law and properties of semi-Markov matrices that the stability problem for this case can be reduced to the i.i.d. case.


1973 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 387-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney I. Resnick ◽  
R. J. Tomkins

For random variables {Xn, n≧ 1} unbounded above setMn= max {X1,X2, …,Xn}. When do normalizing constantsbnexist such thatMn/bn→1 a.s.; i.e., when is {Mn} a.s. stable? If {Xn} is i.i.d. then {Mn} is a.s. stable iff for alland in this casebn∼F–1(1 – 1/n) Necessary and sufficient conditions for lim supn→∞,Mn/bn= l >1 a.s. are given and this is shown to be insufficient in general for lim infn→∞Mn/bn= 1 a.s. except whenl= 1. When theXnare r.v.'s defined on a finite Markov chain, one shows by means of an analogue of the Borel Zero-One Law and properties of semi-Markov matrices that the stability problem for this case can be reduced to the i.i.d. case.


1978 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 848-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Mertens ◽  
Ester Samuel-Cahn ◽  
Shmuel Zamir

For an aperiodic, irreducible Markov chain with the non-negative integers as state space it is shown that the existence of a solution to in which yi → ∞is necessary and sufficient for recurrence, and the existence of a bounded solution to the same inequalities, with yk < yo, · · ·, yN–1 for some k ≧ N, is necessary and sufficient for transience.


1981 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 924-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.-C. G. Vassiliou

Necessary and sufficient conditions for stability, imposed firstly on the initial structure and the sequence of recruitment, and secondly on the initial structure and the sequence of expansion are provided in forms of two theorems. Also the limiting behaviour of the expected relative grade sizes is studied if we drop the conditions for stability imposed on the initial structure and keep the same sequence of expansion. Finally we examine the limiting behaviour of the expected grade sizes if we drop the assumption of a continuously expanding system.


1973 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. 891-894
Author(s):  
H. P. Wynn

The set of transient states of a Markov chain is considered as a system. If numbers of arrivals to the system at discrete time points have constant mean and covariance matrix then there is a limiting distribution of numbers in the states. Necessary and sufficient conditions are given for this distribution to yield zero correlations between states.


1974 ◽  
Vol 11 (04) ◽  
pp. 818-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gérard Letac

This note studies the natural extension to the countable case of a chain considered by Hendricks (1972) and gives necessary and sufficient conditions for transience, null recurrence and positive recurrence.


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