The Homogeneous Markov System (HMS) as an Elastic Medium. The Three-Dimensional Case |
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Authors: | J.-O. Maaita G. Tsaklidis E. Meletlidou |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physics , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , Thessaloniki , Greece jmaay@physics.auth.gr;3. Department of Mathematics , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , Thessaloniki , Greece;4. Department of Physics , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , Thessaloniki , Greece |
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Abstract: | Every attainable structure of the so-called continuous-time Homogeneous Markov System (HMS) with fixed size and state space S = {1, 2,…, n} is considered as a particle of R n and, consequently, the motion of the structure corresponds to the motion of the particle. Under the assumption that “the motion of every particle-structure at every time point is due to its interaction with its surroundings,” R n becomes a continuum (Tsaklidis, 1998 Tsaklidis , G. ( 1998 ). The continuous time homogeneous Markov system with fixed size as a Newtonian fluid? Appl. Stoch. Mod. Data Anal. 13 : 177 – 182 .[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]). Then the evolution of the set of the attainable structures corresponds to the motion of the continuum. For the case of a three-state HMS it is stated that the concept of the two-dimensional isotropic elasticity can further be used to interpret the three-state HMS's evolution. |
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Keywords: | Continuous time Markov system Stochastic (population) systems Isotropic elastic continuum |
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