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Invariant probability measure

Definition (Invariant probability measure)

For a Markov chain with transition probability PP, a σ-finite Probability Measure π\pi on B(X)\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{X}) with the property π(A)=∫XP(x,A)π(dx)\pi(A)=\int\limits _{\mathbb{X}}P(x,A)\pi(dx) is called invariant.

Theorem (3.1.3)

For a Markov chain, if there exists an element ii such that Ei[τi]<∞E_{i}[τ_{i}] < ∞; the following is an Invariant probability measure πk=E[∑j=0τi−11{xj=k}Ei[τi]|x0=i], k∈X\pi_{k}=\mathbb{E} \left[ \frac{\sum_{j=0}^{\tau_{i}-1}\mathbb{1}_{\{ x_{j}=k \}}}{\mathbb{E}_{i}[\tau_{i}]}\middle|x_{0}=i \right], \, k\in \mathbb{X}

Theorem (3.2.2)

For a μ-irreducible Markov chain for which Eα[τα]<∞\mathbb{E}_{\alpha}[\tau_{\alpha}]<\infty for Atom α\alpha, the following is the Invariant probability measure π(A)=E[∑j=0τα−11{xj∈A}Eα[τα]|x0∈α], A∈B(X)\pi(A)=\mathbb{E} \left[ \frac{\sum_{j=0}^{\tau_{\alpha}-1}\mathbb{1}_{\{ x_{j}\in A \}}}{\mathbb{E}_{\alpha}[\tau_{\alpha}]}\middle|x_{0}\in\alpha \right], \, A\in \mathcal{B}(\mathbb{X})

Theorem (3.3.1)

Let {xt}\{ x_{t} \} be a Weak Feller Markov chain living in a compact subset of a Polish space. Then {xt}\{ x_{t} \} admits an Invariant probability measure.

Theorem (3.3.4)

Let {xt}\{ x_{t} \} be a μ-irreducible Markov chain which admits an Invariant probability measure. Then, the invariant probability measure is unique.

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