Monotone and associated Markov chains, with applications to reliability theory

1 September 1987

journal article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Applied Probability

Vol. 24 (3) , 679-695
https://doi.org/10.2307/3214099

Abstract

We study monotone and associated Markov chains on finite partially ordered state spaces. Both discrete and continuous time, and both time-homogeneous and time-inhomogeneous chains are considered. The results are applied to binary and multistate reliability theory.

Keywords

ASSOCIATED MARKOV
MARKOV CHAINS
TIME HOMOGENEOUS
INHOMOGENEOUS CHAINS
STUDY MONOTONE
TIME INHOMOGENEOUS
FINITE PARTIALLY
ORDERED STATE
STATE SPACES

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