Abstract:We consider methods for computing transient and stationary distributions of ergodic discrete‐time Markov chains. We also briefly consider the computation of moments of first passage times. The computation of transient distributions seldom presents difficulties and hence the major part of this article is devoted to the computation of stationary distributions. We discuss the theory, application, and suitability of direct methods based on Gaussian elimination and two of its variants, LU factorization and the GTH … Show more
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