Competitive Markov Decision Processes With 57 Illustrations

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9780387948058
  • 15 november 1996
  • 394 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

Since Markov decision processes can be viewed as a special noncompeti­ tive case of stochastic games, we introduce the new terminology Competi­ tive Markov Decision Processes that emphasizes the importance of the link between these two topics and of the properties of the underlying Markov processes.



This book is intended as a text covering the central concepts and techniques of Competitive Markov Decision Processes. It is an attempt to present a rig­ orous treatment that combines two significant research topics: Stochastic Games and Markov Decision Processes, which have been studied exten­ sively, and at times quite independently, by mathematicians, operations researchers, engineers, and economists. Since Markov decision processes can be viewed as a special noncompeti­ tive case of stochastic games, we introduce the new terminology Competi­ tive Markov Decision Processes that emphasizes the importance of the link between these two topics and of the properties of the underlying Markov processes. The book is designed to be used either in a classroom or for self-study by a mathematically mature reader. In the Introduction (Chapter 1) we outline a number of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses for which this book could usefully serve as a text. A characteristic feature of competitive Markov decision processes - and one that inspired our long-standing interest - is that they can serve as an "orchestra" containing the "instruments" of much of modern applied (and at times even pure) mathematics. They constitute a topic where the instruments of linear algebra, applied probability, mathematical program­ ming, analysis, and even algebraic geometry can be "played" sometimes solo and sometimes in harmony to produce either beautifully simple or equally beautiful, but baroque, melodies, that is, theorems.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
15 november 1996
Aantal pagina's
394
Illustraties
Met illustraties

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
Jerzy Filar
Tweede Auteur
Koos Vrieze
Co Auteur
K. Vrieze

Overige kenmerken

Editie
1997
Extra groot lettertype
Nee
Product breedte
155 mm
Product hoogte
28 mm
Product lengte
235 mm
Studieboek
Ja
Verpakking breedte
156 mm
Verpakking hoogte
29 mm
Verpakking lengte
234 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
1660 g

EAN

EAN
9780387948058
Nog geen reviews

Kies gewenste uitvoering

Bindwijze : Hardcover

Prijsinformatie en bestellen

De prijs van dit product is 209 euro.
Op voorraad
Select
Voor 23:59 besteld, morgen in huis
Verkoop door bol
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door bol
  • Ophalen bij een bol afhaalpunt mogelijk
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
  • Dag en nacht klantenservice
Bezorgopties
  • Vandaag nog in huis (bestel ma-vr voor 12:00, bezorging tussen 17:00 en 22:00)
  • Doordeweeks ook ’s avonds in huis
  • Ook zondag in huis (bestel voor za 23:59)