Convergence theory of some classes of iterative aggregation/disaggregation methods for computing stationary probability vectors of stochastic matrices

Linear Algebra and Its Applications

Volumn 363, Issue , 2003, Pages 177-200

  Marek, Ivo ^a   Mayer, Petr ^b  

^a Stavební Fakulta eského Vysokého U e Technického   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aggregation disaggregation procedure; Markov chain; Stationary distribution; Stochastic matrix

Indexed keywords

EID: 76049124858     PISSN: 00243795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3795(02)00333-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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