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Characterization by orthogonal polynomial systems of finite Markov chains

Part of: History of mathematics and mathematicians Markov processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

E. Seneta
E. Seneta*
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
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1 Postal address: School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Email: e.seneta@maths.usyd.edu.au
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Abstract

The paper characterizes matrices which have a given system of vectors orthogonal with respect to a given probability distribution as its right eigenvectors. Results of Hoare and Rahman are unified in this context, then all matrices with a given orthogonal polynomial system as right eigenvectors under the constraint a 0j = 0 for j ≥ 2 are specified. The only stochastic matrices P = {pij } satisfying p 00 + p 01 = 1 with the Hahn polynomials as right eigenvectors have the form of the Moran mutation model.

Keywords

Orthogonal polynomialsreversibilityMarkov chainsspectrumeigenvectorsChebyshevHahnKrawtchoukRacahMoran mutation modelhypergeometricself-dualityBernoulli-LaplaceEhrenfestVere-Jonesbirth-and-death processes

MSC classification

Primary: 60J10: Markov chains (discrete-time Markov processes on discrete state spaces)
Secondary: 01A60: 20th century

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Markov chains
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 38 , Issue A: Probability, Statistics and Seismology , 2001 , pp. 42 - 52
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 2001 

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