Reward processes for semi-Markov processes: Asymptotic behaviour

Journal of Applied Probability

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 833-842

  Soltani, A Reza ^a   Khorshidian, K ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dual processes; First passage time; Markov renewal theorem; Reward processes; Semi Markov processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032237770     PISSN: 00219002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021900200016545     Document Type: Article

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