Distributed algorithms in an ergodic Markovian environment

Random Structures and Algorithms

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 131-167

  Comets, Francis ^a   Delarue, François ^a   Schott, René ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b LORIA   (France)

Author keywords

Distributed algorithms; Random environment; Reflected diffusion; Stochastic homogenization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846670948     PISSN: 10429832     EISSN: 10982418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rsa.20154     Document Type: Conference Paper

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