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Counterexample to a theorem on quasi-birth-and-death processes

Probability 2020-02-11 v3

Abstract

The paper disproves a basic theorem on quasi-birth-and-death processes given in [M. F. Neuts (1995). Matrix Geometric Solutions in Stochastic Models: An Algorithmic Approach. Dover, New York].

Cite

@article{arxiv.2001.07918,
  title  = {Counterexample to a theorem on quasi-birth-and-death processes},
  author = {Vyacheslav M. Abramov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.07918},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

Some time ago I read aforementioned book by M. Neuts. I noticed that existence of a least nonnegative solution to matrix equation was not justified in the sense that it should be. My attempt to build a counterexample was not successful, I was shown on errors in my arguments. Because of further increasing complexity of derivations and calculations, I decided to give up and withdraw this submission

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