Strong law of large numbers for Markov chains indexed by an infinite tree with uniformly bounded degree

被引:41
作者
Huang HuiLin [1 ]
Yang WeiGuo [2 ]
机构
[1] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Dept Math, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
[2] Jiangsu Univ, Fac Sci, Zhenjiang 212013, Peoples R China
来源
SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES A-MATHEMATICS | 2008年 / 51卷 / 02期
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Markov chains; Shannon-McMillan theorem; strong law of large numbers; uniformly bounded tree;
D O I
10.1007/s11425-008-0015-1
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
In this paper, we study the strong law of large numbers and Shannon-McMillan (S-M) theorem for Markov chains indexed by an infinite tree with uniformly bounded degree. The results generalize the analogous results on a homogeneous tree.
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页码:195 / 202
页数:8
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