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Extreme-point solutions in Markov decision processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

David Assaf
David Assaf*
Affiliation:
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
*
∗ Postal address: Department of Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Abstract

The paper presents sufficient conditions for certain functions to be convex. Functions of this type often appear in Markov decision processes, where their maximum is the solution of the problem. Since a convex function takes its maximum at an extreme point, the conditions may greatly simplify a problem. In some cases a full solution may be obtained after the reduction is made. Some illustrative examples are discussed.

Keywords

OPTIMAL POLICYCONVEX FUNCTION
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 1983 , pp. 835 - 842
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1983 

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