In designing complex repairable systems it is often important to assess system MTTF for a variety of component reliability characteristics and repair capabilities. Two procedures are given for systems ...

The state transition matrix /spl Phi/(t)=e/sup At/ plays an important role in the state variable analysis of linear time-invariant circuits. In this paper, we give a method to compute the equivalent ...

Markov chains are frequently used in Operational Research to describe how a system changes over time, its behaviour being governed by its transition matrix. This paper describes a technique for ...

A key feature of transition diagrams is that the total proportion of transitions from (arrow coming out of) any given node must equal 1. Leslie Matrices Leslie matrices are a specialised type of ...

This observation establishes the equivalent roles of spin and valley degrees of freedom in the 2D metal–insulator transition.

A method for calculating the implied no-recovery three-state transition matrix using observable population mortality incidence and disability prevalence rates among the elderly ...