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Markov chain, non-decomposable

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A Markov chain whose transition probabilities have the following property: For any states and there is a time such that . The non-decomposability of a Markov chain is equivalent to non-decomposability of its matrix of transition probabilities for a discrete-time Markov chain, and of its matrix of transition probability densities , for a continuous-time Markov chain. The state space of a non-decomposable Markov chain consists of one class of communicating states (cf. Markov chain).


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Cf. also Markov chain and Markov chain, decomposable for references.

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Markov chain, non-decomposable. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Markov_chain,_non-decomposable&oldid=21653
This article was adapted from an original article by B.A. Sevast'yanov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article