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Markov processes in Isabelle/HOL

Johannes Hölzl

Abstract

Markov processes with discrete time and arbitrary state spaces are important models in probability theory. They model the infinite steps of non-terminating programs with (not just discrete) probabilistic choice and form the basis for further probabilistic models. Their transition behavior is described by Markov kernels, i.e. measurable functions from a state to a distribution of states. Markov kernels can be composed in a monadic way from distributions (normal, exponential, Bernoulli, etc.), other Markov kernels, and even other Markov processes.

DOI 10.1145/3018610.3018628

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