A semi-markov approach to stochastic compartmental models
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods
- Vol. 6 (12) , 1231-1243
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03610927708827566
Abstract
In the past, various methods using either differential equations or differential-difference equations have been used to analyze stochastic compartmental models. In this paper a semi-Markov process approach is used to provide a framework for analyzing such models. The distribution function of the number of particles in each of the compartments is derived along with the stationary distributions. Various models found in the literature arising from biological and reliability applications are analyzed here using the semi-Markov process technique.Keywords
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