Maximum entropy estimation of transition probabilities of reversible markov chains

Entropy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 867-887

  Van der Straeten, Erik ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Markov chain; Maximum entropy principle; Parameter estimation; Spin chain models; Statistical mechanics; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953514544     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10994300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/e11040867     Document Type: Article

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