An effective numerical method to compute the moments of the completion time of Markov reward models

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 59-65

  Telek, M ^a   Pfening, A ^a   Fodor, G ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Completion time; Markov reward models; Preemptive resume policy

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

MARKOV REWARD MODELS (MRM); PREEMPTIVE RESUME POLICY;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

EID: 0032182711     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0898-1221(98)00183-7     Document Type: Article

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