Pierre Collet, Servet Martínez, Jaime San Martín

Quasi-Stationary Distributions (eBook, PDF)

Markov Chains, Diffusions and Dynamical Systems

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Produktbeschreibung

Main concepts of quasi-stationary distributions (QSDs) for killed processes are the focus of the present volume. For diffusions, the killing is at the boundary and for dynamical systems there is a trap. The authors present the QSDs as the ones that allow describing the long-term behavior conditioned to not being killed. Studies in this research area started with Kolmogorov and Yaglom and in the last few decades have received a great deal of attention. The authors provide the exponential distribution property of the killing time for QSDs, present the more general result on their existence and study the process of trajectories that survive forever. For birth-and-death chains and diffusions, the existence of a single or a continuum of QSDs is described. They study the convergence to the extremal QSD and give the classification of the survival process. In this monograph, the authors discuss Gibbs QSDs for symbolic systems and absolutely continuous QSDs for repellers.

The findingsdescribed are relevant to researchers in the fields of Markov chains, diffusions, potential theory, dynamical systems, and in areas where extinction is a central concept. The theory is illustrated with numerous examples. The volume uniquely presents the distribution behavior of individuals who survive in a decaying population for a very long time. It also provides the background for applications in mathematical ecology, statistical physics, computer sciences, and economics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783642331312
• Artikelnr.: 37799631

Inhaltsangabe

1.Introduction.- 2.Quasi-stationary Distributions: General Results.- 3.Markov Chains on Finite Spaces.- 4.Markov Chains on Countable Spaces.- 5.Birth and Death Chains.- 6.Regular Diffusions on [0,∞).- 7.Infinity as Entrance Boundary.- 8.Dynamical Systems.- References.- Index.- Table of Notations.- Citations Index.

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1.Introduction.- 2.Quasi-stationary Distributions: General Results.- 3.Markov Chains on Finite Spaces.- 4.Markov Chains on Countable Spaces.- 5.Birth and Death Chains.- 6.Regular Diffusions on [0, ).- 7.Infinity as Entrance Boundary.- 8.Dynamical Systems.- References.- Index.- Table of Notations.- Citations Index.

Rezensionen

From the reviews: "The monograph under review is a thorough study of QSDs and related concepts for Markov chains, diffusions and dynamical systems. ... The exposition of the chosen material is well-organized and proofs are mostly given in complete detail. Historical references are scattered throughout the text. The book will be very useful to researchers and graduate students who want to learn more about the subject, as well as to the experts in the field." (Zoran Vondracek, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1261, 2013)