2 papers
math.RA2026
An Alternative Framework for Irreducibility and Primitivity of Nonnegative Tensors
Jianhong Xu
Motivated by some recent studies on higher order Markov chains and well-known characterizations for irreducibility and primitivity of nonnegative matrices, we propose in this paper…
math.PR2026
Mean First Passage Times and Fundamental Tensors of Higher Order Markov Chains
Jianhong Xu
The mean first passage times are among the most critical characteristics of a Markov chain. In this paper, we focus on the scenario in which one or more states of a higher order er…