{ "id": "1409.6168", "version": "v1", "published": "2014-09-22T13:33:37.000Z", "updated": "2014-09-22T13:33:37.000Z", "title": "Continuity properties of a factor of Markov chains", "authors": [ "Walter A. F. de Carvalho", "Sandro Gallo", "Nancy L. Garcia" ], "categories": [ "math.PR" ], "abstract": "Starting from a Markov chain with a finite alphabet, we consider the chain obtained when all but one symbol are undistinguishable for the practitioner. We study necessary and sufficient conditions for this chain to have continuous transition probabilities with respect to the past.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2014-09-22T13:33:37.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "60K05" ], "keywords": [ "markov chain", "continuity properties", "study necessary", "sufficient conditions", "continuous transition probabilities" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "adsabs": "2014arXiv1409.6168D" } } }