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On solving integral equations using Markov chain Monte Carlo methods

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Doucet, Arnaud, Johansen, Adam M. and Tadić, Vladislav B. (2010) On solving integral equations using Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol.216 (No.10). pp. 2869-2880. doi:10.1016/j.amc.2010.03.138 ISSN 0096-3003.

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose an original approach to the solution of Fredholm equations of the second kind. We interpret the standard Von Neumann expansion of the solution as an expectation with respect to a probability distribution defined on a union of subspaces of variable dimension. Based on this representation, it is possible to use trans-dimensional Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods such as Reversible Jump MCMC to approximate the solution numerically. This can be an attractive alternative to standard Sequential Importance Sampling (SIS) methods routinely used in this context. To motivate our approach, we sketch an application to value function estimation for a Markov decision process. Two computational examples are also provided.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Statistics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Fredholm equations, Markov processes, Monte Carlo method
Journal or Publication Title: Applied Mathematics and Computation
Publisher: Elsevier Science Inc
ISSN: 0096-3003
Official Date: 15 July 2010
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15 July 2010Published
Volume: Vol.216
Number: No.10
Number of Pages: 12
Page Range: pp. 2869-2880
DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2010.03.138
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 3 December 2015
Date of first compliant Open Access: 3 December 2015

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