TY - GEN digital ID - 131785878 TI - Continuous-Time Markov Decision Processes : Borel Space Models and General Control Strategies AU - Piunovskiy, Alexey AU - Zhang, Yi PY - 2020 SN - 9783030549879 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Statistical science KW - Numerical methods of optimisation KW - Operational research. Game theory KW - Probability theory KW - waarschijnlijkheidstheorie KW - statistiek KW - systeemtheorie KW - wiskunde UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131785878 AB - This book offers a systematic and rigorous treatment of continuous-time Markov decision processes, covering both theory and possible applications to queueing systems, epidemiology, finance, and other fields. Unlike most books on the subject, much attention is paid to problems with functional constraints and the realizability of strategies. Three major methods of investigations are presented, based on dynamic programming, linear programming, and reduction to discrete-time problems. Although the main focus is on models with total (discounted or undiscounted) cost criteria, models with average cost criteria and with impulsive controls are also discussed in depth. The book is self-contained. A separate chapter is devoted to Markov pure jump processes and the appendices collect the requisite background on real analysis and applied probability. All the statements in the main text are proved in detail. Researchers and graduate students in applied probability, operational research, statistics and engineering will find this monograph interesting, useful and valuable. . ER -