TY - BOOK AU - Kemeny, John G. AU - Snell, J. Laurie TI - Finite Markov chains SN - 9780442043285 U1 - 519.23 PY - 1976/// CY - New York PB - Springer-Verlag KW - Markov processes KW - Probabilities N1 - Prerequisites -- Basic concepts of Markov chains -- Absorbing Markov chains -- Regular Markov chains -- Ergodic Markov chains -- Further results -- Applications of Markov chains -- Appendix I. Summary of basic notation -- Appendix II. Basic definitions -- Appendix III. Basic quantities for absorbing chains -- Appendix IV. Basic formulas for absorbing chains -- Appendix V. Basic quantities for Ergodic chains -- Appendix VI. Basic formulas for Ergodic chains ER -