Sample path optimality for a Markov optimization problem

DOI10.1016/J.SPA.2004.12.005MaRDI QIDQ2485850zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Fern Y. Hunt

Publication date 5 August 2005

Published in Stochastic Processes and their Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spa.2004.12.005

zbMATH Keywords

Azuma's inequalityMarkov decision processStochastic control

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Markov chains (discrete-time Markov processes on discrete state spaces) (60J10) Applications of Markov chains and discrete-time Markov processes on general state spaces (social mobility, learning theory, industrial processes, etc.) (60J20) Markov and semi-Markov decision processes (90C40) Optimal stochastic control (93E20)

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