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Two remarks on insensitive stochastic models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

R. Schassberger*
Affiliation:
Technical University of Berlin
*
Postal address: Technische Universität Berlin, Fachbereich 3-Mathematik, Strasse des 17 Juni 135, 1000 Berlin 12, W. Germany.

Abstract

This paper contains two contributions to the insensitivity theory for generalized semi-Markov schemes, namely

  1. (1) a detailed account of a close relationship between insensitive schemes and partially balanced discrete-state Markov chains, and

  2. (2) an extension of the notion of an insensitive scheme in order to incorporate insensitivity phenomena not previously covered.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1986 

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