Finite-stage reward functions having the Markov adequacy property
If X is a countable state space and g is a bounded reward function on Xn, then say g has the Markov-adequacy property if every strategy has a corresponding randomized Markov strategy which gives g the same integral as the original strategy. A complete characterization of functions having the Markov-adequacy property is given. In particular, if g is permutation-invariant and X has at least three elements, then g has the Markov-adequacy property if and only if g has the linear sections property, a condition which is easy to verify.
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1993
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Authors: | Pestien, Victor ; Wang, Xiaobo |
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Stochastic Processes and their Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0304-4149. - Vol. 46.1993, 1, p. 129-151
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Elsevier |
Keywords: | Markov strategy randomized strategy rewars function |
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