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July, 1988 Asymptotics of a Class of Markov Processes Which Are Not in General Irreducible
Rabi N. Bhattacharya, Oesook Lee
Ann. Probab. 16(3): 1333-1347 (July, 1988). DOI: 10.1214/aop/1176991694
Abstract

Let $\mathbf{\alpha}_n$ be a sequence of i.i.d. nondecreasing random maps on a subset $S$ of $\mathbb{R}^k$ into itself and let $X_0$ be a random variable with values in $S$ independent of the sequence $\mathbf{\alpha}_n$. Then $X_n \equiv \mathbf{\alpha}_n \cdots \mathbf{\alpha}_1X_0$ is a Markov process. Conditions for the existence of unique invariant probabilities are obtained for such Markov processes which are not in general irreducible, extending earlier results of Dubins and Freedman to multidimensional and noncompact state spaces. In addition, a functional central limit theorem is obtained. These yield new results in time series and economic models.

Copyright © 1988 Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Rabi N. Bhattacharya and Oesook Lee "Asymptotics of a Class of Markov Processes Which Are Not in General Irreducible," The Annals of Probability 16(3), 1333-1347, (July, 1988). https://doi.org/10.1214/aop/1176991694
Published: July, 1988
Vol.16 • No. 3 • July, 1988
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