Zero-sum semi-Markov games in borel spaces: Discounted and average payoff

Boletin de la Sociedad Matematica Mexicana

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 227-241

  Luque Vásquez, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Average payoff; Borel spaces; Discounted payoff; Shapley equation; Zero sum semi Markov games

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744412522     PISSN: 1405213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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